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Re: OT?: Barbie
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Wayne Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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Actually, I restrained myself considerably in that last message.  For instance,
I resisted the impulse to make comparisons involving Barbie dolls being run over
by trucks, or buried in landfills, or torn apart by the family pet...

My feelings toward Fiorina (and most of the HP board) are much the same as I
would feel toward someone who walked into the Louvre with a can of spray paint
and defaced the art works there with advertising slogans.  As far as I'm
concerned, HP management has desecrated a national treasure.





John Penney <[log in to unmask]> on 04/30/2002 06:16:31 PM

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With all due respect, Wayne, isn't all this C-Bashing growing just a little
tedious?

Let's get a life.....

JP

>>> Wayne Brown <[log in to unmask]> 04/30/02 03:49PM >>>
The difference is that Barbie is both smarter AND better looking than Carly, and
probably would be a better choice for running a company.  Plus, Barbie's value
increases with age (at least in the eyes of collectors), whereas Fiorina grows
more worthless with each new decision.





"[log in to unmask]" <dbrinson on 04/30/2002 04:11:49 PM

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I finally figured it out!!!!!!!!!

I was reading that Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel and inventor of the
Barbie doll, had passed away at 85.

Nearly every girl had a Barbie (or 2 or 3), and many, many girls wanted to
grow up to be Barbie.

Then it hit me.....  Carly STILL wants to be Barbie, and after the
introduction of the Barbie laser printer a few years ago, when she came to
HP, she thought she was becoming the head Barbie!

That partially explains why she is getting out of software (and services)
and direct-to-customer sales, and pursuing a strategy of putting out
products that are sold through general retail outlets like WalMart.

Wait 'til she discovers that Compaq doesn't make those cute little compacts
that women use when powdering their noses!

Oh, well.  Next acquisition:   Mattel!

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