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To: areokat who wrote (30071)	8/17/2000 12:46:14 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 54805

RE: HP Isn't it considered a gorilla in the printer space? NO! They are a strong Prince in printers, or maybe a King, I have not seen the market share numbers. And, since printers is just one of their products, it is only part of their bottom line. The fact that you considered them a Gorilla in printing leaves me to believe that you have not "RTFM'd". It is very, very, important for your financial health that you do RTFM.

To: areokat who wrote (30071)	8/17/2000 12:46:18 PM
From: Bruce Brown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Kat wrote: Isn't it considered a gorilla in the printer space? And with its spin off of the measurement division (A) might not it perform better? I think you would need to revisit the criteria for what constitutes a gorilla to find your answer to the above. As Lindy pointed out, it's a value chain member performing in the division of a royalty game. I know what your saying and the same goes for orcl but they are part of the game. Yes? Oracle is the database gorilla and does satisfy the criteria for that position. They are also progressing well in the transition of their solutions to the zero install client architecture of computing. BB