[ale] HP3000-L

[rob hoppe]

"James P. Kinney III" wrote:

> On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 00:40, rob hoppe wrote:
> >
> > Carly has to go for HP to go forward now!
>
> WHAT?!?! You mean the decisions to scuttle the best calculator line in
> the world, the PaRisk chip, the HPUX development team, and everything
> that isn't making big bucks _TODAY_ is grounds to drop Carly? What
> visionary but Carly could possibly dismantle one of the most reputable
> R&D companies solely to make a faster profit with fewer cash outlays for
> potential products in the future. 10 years from now HP will be not much
> more than a shell, a holding company. They will have been bought out by
> an Asian manufacturing and R&D giant. Hmm. Hitachi.
>
> Short-sighted business management wonb't make a good bottom line in 10
> years. She has nearly destroyed 30 years of work. I was there on the
> infamous 6k-day. People got laid off from areas that were in the black
> with groups that were understaffed already and losing customers because
> of the staffing problems.
>

EXACTLY!!!     DIDN'T SHE CAUSE LIKE PROBLEMS FOR LUCENT!


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