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To: calgal who wrote (160596)	9/11/2000 9:02:29 PM
From: kemble s. matter	Respond to of 176388

Leigh, Hi!! RE: PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept 11 (Reuters) - Chief Executive Carly Fiorina's bid to reinvent Hewlett-Packard Co. continued apace on Monday, as the No. 2 computer maker disclosed it was in talks to buy the consulting arm of accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for $18 billion in cash and stock. Thanks... Best, Kemble

To: calgal who wrote (160596)	9/11/2000 11:58:35 PM
From: mepci	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176388

The good old days of Systems Engineers and Service Bureau Corporation. IBM's SEs used to own the customers, because they can make things happen for customers. So mass market is now recognizing the force of centralization. But just like AA consulting found that they can't be subserviant to the accounting principals, they will have problems serving two masters, customer and hardware manufacturers. Every company who acquired consulting companys will find that they are paying top dollar for a business, where there is fleeting loyalty. I would sell HP, if I own it and buy Dell.