Off-topic, but interesting (Fiorina fired)

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>>>>> Carly might have been great selling soda pop or some other product but
> she didn't know beans about running an engineering company!

Do your homework, Joe.  Carly came from Lucent (Bell Labs). 

--- "Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

>    ABOUT TIME!  This can only be good for HP IMO.  But only time will tell
> if HP can ever overcome the damage that she's done to this once outstanding
> company! 
> 
>   Reasons: Her purchase of a dying computer company (Compaq). Her wholesale
> layoff of numerous employees to finally reach the financial goals that were
> supposed to be reached by the HP/Compaq merger. Her splitting of HP into
> two companies and throwing away the reputation and customer loyalty by
> renaming one company Agilent. (what the hell is an agilent anyway?)
> 
>    Carly might have been great selling soda pop or some other product but
> she didn't know beans about running an engineering company!
> 
>    Joe
> 
> 
> At 08:25 AM 2/9/05 -0800, you wrote:
> >At the risk of starting a long and off-topic thread... anyone have
> thoughts of
> >substance (not just "she stunk") re: HP firing Carly Fiorina today?
> >
> >http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10855541.htm
> >
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