HP buying Compaq

From: McManis, Charles <Charles.McManis_at_netapp.com>
Date: Tue Sep 4 17:09:58 2001

Well I for one found it amusing that HP was trying to get away from the "PC" moniker calling them "access devices for the Internet" (which can also be palmtops etc). You know a really bright chap in corporate would say:

        "Well we make lots of different
         kinds of equipment, and we gave
         all the analog stuff away to the
         Agilent so we just have the
         digital stuff. I know, we'll
         call the combined company the
         digital equipment company, gee
         that has a nice ring to it."

Of course Microsoft loses big because their two biggest licensees for Wince are consolidating into one licensee.

--Chuck
Received on Tue Sep 04 2001 - 17:09:58 BST