Has anyone seen the Black Rocket ads? *That* is the type of attitude
we'd like to see about the e3000. They don't care to tell you what it
runs, just that you need it and it blows away anything else. That said,
let's not get caught up in negative thinking about HP's "commitment"
to the e3000. It seems to me even what Carly said is not negative, but
respectful. Let's build on the positive - HP won't ignore success, even
if it comes from the unexpected like the e3000.
Richard
Frank Gribbin wrote:
>
> At a time when so many companies are willing to brag about what they do NOT
> have, it always surprises me that HP is unwilling to (or uncomfortable)
> bragging about what they do have. If HP were to make it clear that the
> 3000 is a great platform, they'd sell a million of them.
>
> Frank
>
> On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 21:00:50 -0700, F. Alfredo Rego <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >>Stan rights:
> >>
> >>> I feel a little guilty complaining, since *someone* showed some
> >>> good initiative in putting the document together.
> >>>
> >>> but...
> >>>
> >>> Could Carly have sounded any *less* enthusiastic? Her quote sounds
> like
> >>> she's reluctantly speaking at the wake for the HP 3000:
> >>
> >>I wholly agree. A smart and cautious buyer would easily be scared off by
> the
> >>tone of the comments in that document. The tenor of the flyer is beyond
> >>damning by faint praise, it's really getting down and saying, "Buy it if
> you
> >>want, but don't expect us to push it."
> >>
> >>I personally don't that that the flyer should be issued.
> >
> >I am going out on a limb, assuming that Wirt meant "I personally don't
> >think that the flyer should be issued". If so, then we have an interesting
> >conundrum:
> >
> > Carly, Ann & Co. protest about mentioning the HP e3000
> > "only when appropriate".
> >
> > The question is now, "Are these *appropriate* mentions of
> > the HP e3000"?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> > _______________
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> >| a | Manager, R & D Labs
> >| d | Adager Corporation
> >| A | Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000 U.S.A.
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