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VoodooPC

Voodoo Computers Inc., commonly known as VoodooPC, was a Canadian luxury personal computer company. Founded in 1991 by Rahul Sood, it was acquired by HP in 2006, which incorporated it in 2008. Voodoo specialized in desktop high-performance computing. By 2013, the Voodoo name was no longer used, and was replaced by the brand name OMEN, which used the same logo until 2020.

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Article summary

Voodoo Computers Inc., commonly known as VoodooPC, was a Canadian luxury personal computer company. Founded in 1991 by Rahul Sood, it was acquired by HP in 2006, which incorporated it in 2008. Voodoo specialized in desktop high-performance computing. By 2013, the Voodoo name was no longer used, and was replaced by the brand name OMEN, which used the same logo until 2020.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370395179

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.