Bob - I guess I've become more cynical as I've gotten older but I'm sure it
would be more beneficial if she lets the Board fire her and collect a multi
million severance package.

And the way I am interpreting some others on this list, her strategies in
re: HP's technological direction aren't in error.

It's an interesting hypothesis that in the near future there will be only
Windows, Linux and MVS in the server market. And the thought that some
mission critical systems like nuclear subs might depend on Windows is a bit
frightening. We have met the enemy and they are us.

Maybe by Windows 2015 they'll figure out how to let the thing run without
hanging.

I personally feel, admittedly just an emotional feeling, that any company
who allows their future to be hardware only - and allow others to determine
the OS - is a very dangerous strategy. Somebody can always make it cheaper.

But I can also understand HPs decision to end MPE - taking too much
resources for the return. We can discuss what they could have done - or
should have been doing - to let the marketplace know about MPE - but that
wasn't done.

Sadly I don't believe from HPs point of view that it is in their interest to
release the source. How would that benefit them?


Bill
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I hope Mrs. Fiorina has enough class to resign soon and be
replaced with someone with foresight. At the announcement
to end HP1000 production there was a rush for HP people involved
with the project to find other jobs. Even some of the folks that
transferred within HP refused to have anything to do with
the 1000 again. By announcing "the end" of the 3000 HP may have
started a process that even they would have trouble stopping IF
they wanted to. The smartest people will have the least problems
finding employment.
  Can Carly figure out where she's not wanted? Some other company
is probably looking for a millionaire medieval history major.

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