David writes:
[snip]

>Not knowing whether Winston Prather has a vastly higher commitment to
>telling the truth than even the average person of high
>principles, I still wonder whether his superiors did not
>at least assign him to make the decision using dictated
>criteria that would ensure the demise of the HP3000
>product line.  Now, seeing him portrayed as a member of the transition
>team, my speculation in this regard is more intense.

A couple of comments:

1. If you were to track history you would probably discover
   that Winston was added to the transition team *after* CSY
   had already made the hard decision WRT the HP e3000. They
   made the decision prior to 11/14/01 :-)

2. I would imagine being on this team is a wonderful chance
   to participate in a once-in-a-career event that most of
   us would probably consider a lot of work but worth the
   effort.

3. You are forgetting HP's organizational structure and how
   autonomous divisions can be.

4. I heard *rumor* of the transition team not knowing about
   the decision on the HP e3000 until a little prior to the
   11/14/01 date. I also understand, again as *rumor*, that
   the transition team was *not* pleased by the timing due to
   the fact that some would try to infer a connection that never
   existed.

5. A number of people on this list have personal history with
   Winston (through various positions, me included) and I
   would submit they (and me) find Winston above reproach in the
   area of integrity.  And would find it laughable that anything
   devious has been manufactured by him WRT the HP e3000 EOL
   announcement.

IMHO, its a total waste of time to be barking up this tree.

duane percox

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