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March 2002, Week 2

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Re: OT: merger propaganda in hyperdrive
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John Korb <[log in to unmask]>
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John Korb <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 14 Mar 2002 18:51:12 -0500
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The really sad thing is that HP can and is spending millions and millions
of dollars on lobbying the HP stockholders, but won't spend funds to keep
MPE/iX and the HP 3000 alive and the HP 3000 user base happy.  [Comments
about the intelligence of HP's upper management suppressed.]

John


At 2002-03-14 06:41 PM, Mark Bixby wrote:
>Hi HP3000-L,
>
>Today I received not one, not two, but THREE pieces of mail from HP:
>
>1) The standard proxy card stuff I've been receiving for the past month.
>
>2) A form letter from Richard Hackborn.
>
>3) An Airborne Express Pack begging me to either fax, e-mail, or pre-paid
>Airborne Express Letter Express my "Yes" proxy vote.
>
>If all this effort is being expended for my piddly 292 shares, clearly HP does
>not feel that victory is assured yet.
>--
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