On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, David VanHorn wrote:

> A friend informs me that their whole focus (unless they dump Carly) is
> going to be on maneuvers like this.

<cynic>
Because they see everyone else getting away with it, sadly...  Look at the
companies who tried to keep their integrity intact when entering the
consumer market, it reads like the obituaries.  Now look at the "success
stories" -- ah, there's where that stable floor residue ended up!
</cynic>

> This is a far cry from the HP that I grew up with.  You knew it would
> be expensive, but you knew that it would be rock solid, and that there
> was tons of solid engineering behind it.

<cynic>
But now you can sell millions to people with no technical comprehension
whatsoever just by investing enough into slick ads and market hype.  HP
doesn't *have* to care about technicians and engineers any more, they can
be a commodity consumer electronics company now.  It's so much easier when
you don't have to make things *good*, just "good enough" -- don't you
think?  8-P
</cynic>

> I'm so glad that Tek hasn't followed the same path.

If they start making PC peripherals, just give 'em time.

Dale

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