They should respond to the long-term best interest of their stockholders,
which might imply responding to the best interest of their customers.

-dtd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Koster [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 1:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HP earnings down today
>
>
> Cynthia,
>
> No - HP's earnings were NOT down today.  That is the media /
> market spin.
> In fact, they were up considerably from a year ago.  However,
> they didn't
> meet expectations of $.51 / share... they only came in at
> $.41 / share.  At
> which point I must ask, what is a fair market price... and
> should a vendor
> who has traditionally done things their way (remember the "hp
> way" spiel)
> respond first to the market or to their customer base?
>
> Glenn Koster
>
> My ideas / opinions, not necessarily those of my employer,
> Quintessential
> School Systems
>