With respect to various quotes wherein Mr. Prather is cited as stating that
neither Ms. Fiorina nor the merger had anything to do with the decision to
kill the HP3000, I say this:

In corporate politics, to thrive, or even survive, often requires that the
individual sometimes 1) give credit for accomplishments and popular
decisions to a higher power (boss, team, etc.) and, 2) take credit for the
failures and unpopular decisions of higher powers.

Not knowing whether Winston Prather has a vastly higher commitment to
telling the truth than even the average person of high principles, I still
wonder whether his superiors did not at least assign him to make the
decision using dictated criteria that would ensure the demise of the HP3000
product line.  Now, seeing him portrayed as a member of the transition
team, my speculation in this regard is more intense.


David Thomas Darnell
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