No, I think the baseball bats took care of the riots.  (check the Amazon
sales trends)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Denys Beauchemin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 17:24
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Disappointed again.


> The pharmacist has only been on duty for a little while but he seems to be
> steering HP towards something.  It's always better to have a plan, albeit
> imperfect, than to have no plan at all.
>
>
> As for US politics, don't you have some riots to take care of over there?
>
> Denys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 5:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: Denys Beauchemin
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Disappointed again.
>
> In message <[log in to unmask]>, Denys Beauchemin
> <[log in to unmask]> writing at 16:51:59 in his/her local time opines:-
>
>>Well, I don't think HP will destroy its PC division; they are looking
>>at selling it or spinning it off.  So, why should they stop any new
>>development there?
>
> You are ascribing to HP a rationality that they are not currently
> demonstrating.
>
>>Maybe Microsoft or Dell will buy the PC division, wouldn't that be a hoot?
>>In the meantime, I think HP may be trying to get out of the consumer
>>products arena and may just be trying to focus solely on businesses.
>>Of course, the current regime in Washington is trying very hard to
>>destroy businesses so that may throw a monkey wrench in HP's plans.
>
> It would be strange if you feared that Obama could succeed in this
> (assuming
> for one moment that your assertion possesses any veracity, which I don't)
> when you are so convinced that he can succeed in nothing else. So never
> fear...
>
>>We live in interesting times.
>
> I hear tell that the odd noteworthy thing is happening far away overseas,
> but I doubt it impinges on the internecine struggle of donkey versus
> elephant...
>
> Roy
> --
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> Kelmscott Ltd     useful, or believe to be beautiful'  William Morris
>
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