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To: PCSS who wrote (95997)	3/12/2002 5:25:07 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 97611

I'm certain that Carly and co. would have planted a shill in the audience to pose the questions. El

To: PCSS who wrote (95997)	3/12/2002 5:44:51 PM
From: Lynn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

An article posted to the online version of the WSJ makes it appear that the questions released today by HP were either not asked or answered. It sounds as if nothing new was stated during the conference. For most of the article: Hewlett Says Combined Company Couldn't Challenge Dell or IBM A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP Walter Hewlett held a teleconference late Tuesday in which he said he believes the majority of Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholders agree with his dissident stance on the proposed Compaq Computer Corp. acquisition. In the conference, he reiterated the reasons he has for opposing the deal. [snip a chunk] "H-P cannot out-Dell Dell and out-IBM IBM at the same time ... and that's what this merger would require," he said. Ahead of Mr. Hewlett's teleconference, Hewlett-Packard released a laundry list of what it called "key questions" Mr. Hewlett has left unanswered. "Despite four months of vocal opposition to the Compaq merger, Hewlett has failed to address many critical questions," H-P said. H-P questioned whether Mr. Hewlett would be able to boost shareholder value without the Compaq purchase. H-P questioned how he would restructure the PC business. "How many layoffs will this require?" the press release asked. Also, the company asked for details on Hewlett's discussions with Lew Platt on reassuming the chief executive position if the Compaq transaction fails. Hewlett asked Mr. Platt last week to rejoin H-P, saying that current Chief Executive Carly Fiorina should leave the company if the deal is voted down. Updated March 12, 2002 5:35 p.m. EST online.wsj.com Lynn