To: NickSE who wrote (27309 ) 6/9/1998 9:38:00 AM From: rudedog Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Market Babe seems to have about the same research skill as my 5 year old son. let's look at a few minor errors of fact...Approximately 95% of total hardware sales come from PC's DEC, currently has a some great products, notably the 500 MHz Alpha chip. Believe it or not, this chip was introduced three years ago In addition, currently DEC, doesn't have a future product cycle. At the very minimum, they should have a 1000mhz chip in the works So, in sum, CPQ has bought a company that possesses a small amount of market share in a highly competitive space, has a great product but without a marketing effort to support it, does not have a future product cycle in the works, and is thus without the benefit of future revenues in the pipeline. Plus, CPQ paid up for the privilege of owing this company.
