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On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:48:07 -0500, Richard Gambrell
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>"F. Alfredo Rego" wrote:
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>> People have obviously been thinking very hard (and writing very
>> hard) on the subject of the future of MPE/Image.
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>> Could this whole thing be just a clever ploy by HP Marketing to
>> get the good word out about the hp3000? I have NEVER seen so much
>> ink (real and virtual) dedicated to the hp3000 in all of my years
>> of association with the platform.
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>Even if not a plot, perhaps HP/CSY should now obviously reverse
>it's decision based on the grand level of interest in MPE
>and thus jump off this high point in market awareness to leverage
>it to reestablish the e3000 as a viable business.
>
Say, doesn't Coca-Cola come to mind here? Just look how Coke "Classic" has
thrived since the announcement it would be discontinued. Hmm, maybe it is
just all a carefully contrived marketing manoeuvre...
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