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To: Night Writer who wrote (93225)	9/29/2001 12:38:19 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

The Best of Real Money Does Not Compute In H-P-Compaq Merger Smells Like It's Over, Jim Seymour wrote that he didn't believe the giant personal-computer companies were going to merge. According to Seymour, the value of the deal has fallen from $25 billion to $17 billion, and both parties are looking for a way to back out of it. That viewpoint was reason for consternation on the part of a few gung-ho investors, who called TheStreet.com this week to inquire about Seymour's sources, if not his sanity. Nevertheless, Seymour wrote that he suspects we'll soon see a conference call in which Hewlett-Packard (HWP:NYSE - news - commentary - research) CEO Carly Fiorina and Compaq (CPQ:NYSE - news - commentary - research) CEO Mike Capellas will say they don't believe the timing is right for the deal. Furthermore, Seymour said he expects that Fiorina will likely pay for the deal (and her company's falling share price) with her job.