"John Korb" <[log in to unmask]> (and lots of others) writes:

> The really sad thing is that HP can and is spending millions and millions
> of dollars on lobbying the HP stockholders, but won't spend funds to keep
> MPE/iX and the HP 3000 alive and the HP 3000 user base happy.  [Comments
> about the intelligence of HP's upper management suppressed.]

Well, I'm no CPA, but I think that the expenses associated with the merger
deal can be capitalized, while keeping the HP3000 alive would be a regular
expense item.  The point is that the funds come from two separate pockets,
with different accounting requirements.

I've been involved in projects (as part of a consulting project team) where
in-house staff was being laid off, while we were kept employed for exactly
the reason above.  And no, it was not fun.


Jim Phillips                           Information Systems Manager
Email: [log in to unmask]     Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: 330-527-2124                         P. O. Box 285
Fax:   330-527-2123                           10513 Freedom Street
Web:   http://www.tolwire.com          Garrettsville, OH  44231

I WANT MY MPE!

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