Has anybody ever seen an analysis of this merger, now that hindsight can be 
used?  Has Compaq added value to HP to justify the expenditure?  I'm just 
curious.

John Lee



At 09:46 AM 6/25/08 -0700, Craig Lalley wrote:
>--- On Wed, 6/25/08, Matthew Perdue <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>So does that recant of "A Brief History of Carly's Tenure at HP"
>ring any
>bells Denys? If memory serves, and perhaps it hasn't... that's my
>recollection of what Carly did.
>
>
>Matthew,
>
>First, I think HP bought Compaq for the bargain of the century 25
>billion dollars.
>
>Second, you forgot the complete decimation of moral.
>
>Thirdly, you forgot the "HP Way" as stated on page 142 of "The HP Way"
>by Dave Packard...
>Growth by Acquisition
>  "Bill and I had no desire to see HP become a conglomerate, since, as 
> I've already pointed out, more companies die from indigestion than starvation."
>
>Seems Bill and Dave already voted on it.
>
>-Craig
>
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