Dale,

        I'm afraid I don't fully understand your point or concerns, so I can't
completely react to it.  This may simply be an issue of agreeing to disagree
on content or approach.  The "Letter of Intent" outlines the goals of
OpenMPE, Inc., it outlines the potential costs, and it asks vendors and
users of MPE to go on record indicating they wish for these goals to be met
and they believe at this time they are willing to pay the costs (as
outlined) if it happens.

        Not every decision a corporation makes has to translate directly into an
increase in stock value.  The MPE community has been a group of long
standing loyal HP customers, many of which have chosen to purchase HP stock
over the years.  HP's decision to enable another company to take over MPE
has indirect results for the company.  There is good will towards this
community of users.  There is more time to migrate for the customers that
are seeking that, which could translate into some of them migrating to other
HP platforms.  There is the chance for HP to make a break and move away from
MPE without fighting through all the issues of abandoning (or retiring) a
platform.

Thanx,
        Jon

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Hi Everyone,

The whole point *is* that the letter has nothing in it that could be used to
persuade HP management to action.

As a company, HP must enhance stockholder wealth.  On a micro-level, an
individual HP manager may be motivated if it makes his/her job easier or
increases his performance bonus.

The letter of intent does not increase shareholder's wealth (reference
earlier non-product, non-customer message) nor does it solicit any practical
(i.e.: dollar$) measurement of critical mass for individual managers to
'make a case' for OpenMPE.

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Dale Halterman          Wumly Consulting Services, Inc.
510/703-5849    mailto:[log in to unmask]  http://www.wumly.com
  "Professional Services to Information Systems Management"
    specializing on all types of HP equipment since 1988.




On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:23:28 -0500 Jonathan M. Backus wrote:
Dale,
        So, if you've not read the letter yet, please do so at
www.OpenMPE.org .

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