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To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (95998)	3/12/2002 5:32:45 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 97611

Nah-- she did not call me and I know few others with the balls to zing WW,,, LOL!

To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (95998)	3/12/2002 8:31:04 PM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

I realize I'm probably suffering from a little overexposure here....but I can't help but see a big blood bath should this merger fail. How does a BOD stay on and work for the enemy victor. answer not these guys ... they're warriors with strong convictions not turncoats. How does senior management stay. answer... it only stays if it's a cold day in hell How do 6000 other senior management people feel about losing retention bonuses. answer is they've probably been working towards the merger and now will be viewed with less authority. Resentfulness will prevail for not being able to acquire what's been promised. Knowing that Walter has supported the breakout of printing and imaging how do the other 52% of HP's employees care about working for a company that is about to break up. The answer is that they had better be looking for jobs...and hope their HP jobs lasts until they find another. From my perspective CPQ looks in better shape alone then HP would be alone.

To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (95998)	3/13/2002 6:39:39 AM
From: PCSS	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 97611

3:45am 03/13/02 IDC raises 2002 PC sales forecast (DELL, CPQ, GTW, AAPL) PC industry consultant and researcher IDC overnight raised its 2002 growth forecast for worldwide PC shipments to 3 percent from an earlier expectation for a 1.8 percent growth for the year. "Retail sales in the United States and growing demand in Western Europe were key factors in revising the numbers," IDC said. Shipments are expected to decline in the first quarter over the year-ago period and the market is seen growing close to 10 percent in the third and fourth quarters. PC makers include Dell Computer (DELL) , Compaq (CPQ) and Apple Computer (AAPL) . How sales volumes will look is another matter amid pricing pressure in the industry.