Tom Brandt wrote:
>
> At 08:13 AM 11/12/2001 -0500, Richard Gambrell wrote:
> >Can anyone here make comparisons between this and the end of the
> >HP 1000 line?  Seems to me HP supported continuing to run it for a
> >long time.  Any precedents here?
> >
>
> I don't think you can draw any parallels with what HP did then with what
> they will do in the future. Today's HP is being run by a completely
> different set of managers who do business much differently than their
> forerunners.

Maybe not, but let's not lowered our expectations, then they have less
to live up to.

Shouldn't we *expect* to be treated at least as well as the HP 1000 customers?


Richard

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