Re: HP Buys Compaq

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well they are sure putting out a ton of money for that then...

Leif Svalgaard wrote:

> Chuck, it is the SERVER business that HP is after.
> Not the commodity PC business.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net>
> To: <midrange-nontech@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:33 AM
> Subject: Re: HP Buys Compaq
>
> > Heard that on the radio on the way into work this morning Chris and am not
> sure WHAT to make of
> > it. Off the top of my head, I don't see WHY HP would want Compaq. We were a
> BIG HP user where I
> > used to work and we are a big Compaq user where I work now (PC's) and I
> have nothing against
> > either. I just don't see why HP would want to bring on what basically is a
> PC company when they
> > already have that. Especially at this time. Granted, it will make them a
> bigger PC company (but
> > still behind Dell at # 1 !), but PC's are such a commodity... HP is
> diversified enough that they
> > tend to weather the PC problem, but they have also been in AND out of the
> PC business too !
> >
> > Time will tell...
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > Chris Rehm wrote:
> >
> > > To me this was a pretty big story, but I haven't seen much discussion of
> it.
> > > I haven't really digested it myself.
> > >
> > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/technology/04DEAL.html
>
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