new delhi indian computer manufacturers will not be impacted in a big way by the proposed merger of hewlettpackard and compaq even though both the companies have sizeable operations in india mait said on monday on the eve of hp shareholders board meeting in san francisco that will finally decide the fate of the merger proposal the mait sources say indian pc companies will feel the pressure due to the large size of the combined entity of around rs 3300 crore with a market share of about 17 per cent but will strive to improve their products and pricing would be competitive both hp india and compaq computers declied to comment on the impact of the merger on local operations there will be survival of the fittest even by the sheer size of the combined entity which would be cornering a market share of about 17 per cent hcl wipro would remain as key players in the home market the sources in manufacturers association of information technology said merger would be a strategic fit for india compaq is a leader in intel based servers while hp has the lead in the risc reduced instruction set computer server space and together they would have a huge installed base on the desktop front the merger would offer economies of scale sources in research firm idc said it is even necessary to see how the new company emerges tackling the issues like cobranding align businesses and revenue models which would ultimately decide whether indian companies could brave the bigger presence of the merged entity mait sources added houston based compaq has set march 20 for special meeting to vote on proposed merger with hp