Re:Dark Days are approaching
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HP Buys Compaq
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I think the "HP Way" is being replaced by stealth with something very different. HP has never been quick to adapt to market changes and the latest "work force reduction" program is as a result of gearing up for the dot.com boom at the very time that the bubble was ready to burst.
Carly is trying to make HP a services led business rather the product led, but its not easy when HP has so many products! I think that there will be a quick death for some of the current HP and Compaq PC lines, the primary focus will be combining the Services arms of the two businesses. The failed buyout of PwC last year highlights where HP's interest is. I'm not saying that PC's aren't important here but that combining the two companies is more that becomimg #1 PC manufacturer. HP is out to be #1 in Services and this merger is primarily aimed at that. Everything else is a bonus.
Expect much blood letting in both organisations both in terms of products and people.
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Carly is trying to make HP a services led business rather the product led, but its not easy when HP has so many products! I think that there will be a quick death for some of the current HP and Compaq PC lines, the primary focus will be combining the Services arms of the two businesses. The failed buyout of PwC last year highlights where HP's interest is. I'm not saying that PC's aren't important here but that combining the two companies is more that becomimg #1 PC manufacturer. HP is out to be #1 in Services and this merger is primarily aimed at that. Everything else is a bonus.
Expect much blood letting in both organisations both in terms of products and people.