Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Troubled Times at Gateway

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dire-straits dept.

conq writes "BusinessWeek has a piece looking at the future of Gateway in the light of the recent announcement of the departure of their CEO. The article revolves around the question: 'Will the sudden departure of Wayne Inouye and a slumping stock price leave the computer maker open to a buyout or takeover?'"

8 of 152 comments (clear)

  1. At a recent CEO roundtable... by bobdotorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he were the CEO of Gateway:

    "I'd butcher the cow and have a barbecque for the shareholders."

    --
    __ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
  2. Can Wayne Inouye Save Gateway? by neonprimetime · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can Wayne Inouye Save Gateway? ... Apparently not.

  3. About time! by Channard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe now no more cows will have to die to provide the material for their PC boxes. Vegetable rights and peace!

  4. Re:Stick a fork into Gateway by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whoa! Better check for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy first!

    --
    One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
  5. It's up to Google... by dbucowboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Google should buy Gateway... it'd be a good move for them... :)

    --
    This just in! 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population.
  6. Re:Stupid Cow by Bin_jammin · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's hardly true. Gateway's got the most innovative website I've ever seen. Rarely does navigating a site equate to taking a Mensa IQ test. Every other OEM has relatively easy support pages, but Gateway takes the high road, demanding that you improve yourself in order solve whatever problem you may have. Dell, Apple, etc... all represent a "dumbing down" user experience, while Gateway is helping us help ourselves. After all, the smarter we become using their site, the less we will have to use their site at all. This must be working, because after using the site to find drivers, I've given up and vow never to return.

  7. I know - HP WILL BUY THEM! by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 2, Funny
    And then HP will become the BIGGEST COMPUTER MAKER in the entire WORLD!

    HP will INNOVATE and INVENT the computer of the future! While other clone makers like Dell and IBM have their computers built by third party sweatshops in China, HP will BUY Gateway, and LEAD the world into a technical future of INNOVATION and EXCELLENCE.

    RS

    ps: if HP *does* buy the rotting carcass of Gateway, I'll laugh so hard...

    --
    Shoes for Industry. Shoes for the Dead.
  8. Re:BTX? by windowpain · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, brilliant idea, those keyboards. N00bs were constantly reprogramming them by accidentally hitting the key combo that turned on macro recording mode. Sort of like giving people a massage table that doubled as a band saw when you shift your weight just right.

    --
    Insert witty sig here.