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Re: Big Announcement - Why?
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Alan Greig <[log in to unmask]>
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Alan Greig <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 05:30:51 -0600
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 04:15:22 -0600 (Central Standard Time), Steve
Dirickson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> Why end support for the HPe3000?
>> Why merge with Compaq?
>> What is Carly's vision for HP's future?
>
>To get out of low-volume, high overhead/effort businesses that, whether we
>like it or not, passed their prime years ago and have essentially no place
>in the computing landscape circa 2010, and instead to focus on areas that
>actually have growth potential?

What a load of crap. The only growth potential HP will bring about
with current plans will all be internal to Microsoft. Oh yes HP can
also grow the PC business losses incurred by Compaq.

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