I'd say the focus on printers is very short-sighted.  We purchased three
8100 DN printers with the stackers (about $6200 each).  Recently, one of the
stackers quit working.  When the repair man came in, he could not find the
error code in his field manual.  He called HP.  They told him it was
"probably" the sensor. When he asked for the part number they told him there
was no replacement part for the sensor.  You just purchase a new stacker.
That way you know your problem with be fixed.  That will be $1575.00 please.
I guess they're disposable like toner cartridges.  They have to make their
money somewhere.  But not from me.




-----Original Message-----
From: Terry C. Shannon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 5:32 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Vote in, HP Wins


"Larry Barnes" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:a9mqkl01ofg@enews1.newsguy.com...
> As someone stated before, since the merger has passed, HP will be so
> consumed with the merger they will forget (all ready forgot how to do) the
> day to day business.  This will place HP in a prime mode to be bought out,
> probably the nemesis 'ibm'  :(

Well, some of HP's competitors might argue that HP has been pretty darned
distracted ever since the Risky(?) Merger Scheme was announced. Every day
this soap opera continues is another SUNny day under the BIG BLUE skies.

T'would be ironic if HP's fate turned out to be as suggested above, as the
underlying "urge to merge" was precipitated by a desire to be able to
compete more effectively with IBM. All the focus on printers and peecees
seems to be a bit short sighted and narrow.

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