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To: Kirk © who wrote (4277)3/31/2015 3:27:38 AM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4345
 
Interesting, I had never heard of Keysight before this.

I didn't realize she spun out Agilent. But buying Compaq seems to have been a not very brilliant move. IBM was moving away from low margin stuff, while HPQ was trying to become the largest PC company in the world.

I'm always amazed at these individuals who lose Senate races, then decide to run for President. Santorum comes to mind in this as well, if they can't win a state battle what makes them think the nation will want them?



To: Kirk © who wrote (4277)3/31/2015 10:26:20 AM
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Actually, I'd blame the board for the ruin of HP which started with hiring her.
IMHO it started with Lew Platt's stupid focus on diversity as a hallmark of his tenure. He probably insisted the board hire a female. Too bad he didn't focus instead on trivial things like business strategy, operational excellence, etc. :-(