HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer • Hacker News Board

Re: HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer

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Post by tesmar » Fri, Sep 23, 2011, 10:27 AM UTC

dgallagher wrote: post #61

HP appointed Meg Whitman as CEO earlier today, in an attempt to save the troubled computer maker. When asked what her first course of action would be, Mrs. Whitman firmly answered "eBay." "I'm an excellent eBayer, and have been for years. You've never seen a feedback profile with so many A+++++'s before." Mrs. Whitman continued, "HP has warehouses full of inventory, ready to be gobbled up by the highest bidder. On my…

I hope that she, despite all the naysayers in this thread, excels in the position and garners the support of her employees as well as the larger outside tech world.

Re: HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer

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Post by nl » Fri, Sep 23, 2011, 11:48 AM UTC

squeed wrote: post #73

nl wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really. I work in this field, with lots of HP hardware, and its not even discussed. The lifecycle of new enterprise hardware is ~3 years. No one thinks HP would leave any enterprise customer screwed in the 3 year timeframe. Even if they sold the business everyone understands you will be supported that long. Also, companies change hands all the time in the enterprise market. We're used to it, and generally a chang…

You're both right. While it is true that for the hardware business, HP's stability is surely good enough. On the other hand, when it comes to enterprise contracts, stability matters a lot more. I have at least some first-hand evidence to this fact. $DAYJOB is currently at a large enterprise service provider. We are currently buying HP switches like crazy, and I don't expect that to change. I've also been privy to som…

when the prospect asks about company stability, size, and governance, this always signifies they are about to ask for a formal contract.

This is absolutely the case. But people still don't even bother asking about HP (same as IBM & Oracle & Microsoft & SAP). It's just not an issue at all at the moment.

Re: HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer

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Post by michaelochurch » Fri, Sep 23, 2011, 12:32 PM UTC

Apocryphon wrote: post #54

michaelochurch wrote: post #15

Given Whitman's scummy behavior at Goldman Sachs around IPO practices, I have to ask: does HP make planes? Because they just flew one into themselves.

Too soon.

That metaphor has been around for a lot longer than 10 years and I'll continue to use it. Airplanes have been flown into human-made structures for a long time, either as an act of war (kamikaze pilots) or malice (Joe Stack) or mere stupidity.

I prefer that metaphor over "train wreck" because the latter has the sound of being accidental. No. It's not mere incompetence. You do not make CEO someone who made millions in IPO spinning unless you harbor a deep hatred for the company on whose board you serve. The intentional plane crash metaphor is perfect.

Re: HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer

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