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Re: HP full page ad in Detroit News
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John Korb <[log in to unmask]>
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John Korb <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:29:55 -0500
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It seems to me that what HP has spent on just the ads and PR and legal
costs for this proposed merger, the HP 3000 line could have been maintained
for quite some time.

John

At 2002-03-06 01:15 PM, Wirt Atmar wrote:
>Tom writes:
>
> > In bold type, all caps, it says "if you previously voted against the
> >  mergert, you have every right to change your vote", and then lists some
> >  phone numbers to call.
> >
> >  There is more text, but these were the main points of the ad.
> >
> >  Assuming this ad ran in newspapers in every large metropolitan area, it
> >  must have cost HP a young fortune.
>
>Well, you know HP as well as anyone. When it comes to advertising their
>products and services, money is no object.
>
>Wirt Atmar
>
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