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Re: Big Announcement - Why?
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 04:14:57 -0800
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> >> 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.

Being as I'm the easily-confused type, please elucidate how a HewPaq 32-way
IA-64 server running Linux or a descendant and either Oracle or an OS engine
like PostgreSQL produces internal growth at MS.

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