Gary,
Hi!!
RE: Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer have said that their proposed merger will strengthen both outfits, but for now the two are losing ground to Dell Computer in key markets.
In the United States, HP saw its unit shipments of Intel-based servers shrink by 10 percent, according to one study, while another study showed that both companies lost ground in the PC market in Europe. Conversely, Dell grew in both markets.
In unit shipments of Intel-based servers in the United States, Compaq remains the top dog, with 242,000 systems sold in the quarter and 22.8 percent of the 1.1 billion total, according to preliminary figures released Friday by market researcher Gartner. But while Compaq's share barely budged from the same quarter last year, second-place Dell grew the fastest, increasing from 15.7 percent to 17.8 percent of the market.
Yep, taking another 2% in the server market...Just the same old boring DELL model eating the lunch of the competition...Maybe HWP/CPQ merger will "fix" all these problems... :o)
Best, Kemble |
