hoax?  are you suggesting this is just a publicity stunt to get HP onto
the front page for free?  

you must be right about there being two HPs though: the folks at 6333600
always want to know if the toner's fresh in my HP9000.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Seybold
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Patricia Dunn will step down
> 
> Hello Friends:
> 
> Can you tell us how HP's privacy blunder affects your relationship 
> with the company?
> 
> We've posted a new article on our NewsWire NewsBlog 
> <http://3000newswire.com/blog> about today's developments. Much more 
> interesting than HP's main press release on the matter is the 
> company's report on director Keyworth's resignation.
> 
> HP was careful to express its regret for violating the privacy of its 
> directors, now both resigned: Keyworth and Tom Perkins. No such 
> regrets have yet been delivered for hounding the personal phone 
> records of close to a dozen reporters and their family members.
> 
> We should all keep in mind there are two HPs: the one that allowed 
> this blunder to happen, without adequate oversight; and the one that 
> still serves the 3000 community at the "worker bee" level. I already 
> have Alfredo Rego's well-crafted reply in hand, responding to our 
> spot poll on the impact of this investigative hoax.
> 
> I invite you all to answer the same question that Alfredo did, 
> whether you're continuing with HP as your enterprise vendor, or 
> staying on the 3000 but separating from HP.
> 
> For the record, the legality of these tactics is still in play. If 
> criminal or civil claims arise from this hoax, we can all hope that 
> "pretexting" becomes as illegal as ethics make it appear.
> -- 
> 
> Ron Seybold, Editor In Chief
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