What a waste of money
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I suppose it's too much to hope for, but... (folks tell me that HP's hardware has gone down-hill lately as well, but I'm still quite fond of my ten-year-old scanner and 7-year-old printer... just so long as I avoid using HP's drivers. I like things that last...)
Shog9 wrote:
I'm still quite fond of my ten-year-old scanner and 7-year-old printer
I had a printer (HP PSC 750?) that lasted about that long. It finally quit on me, but it was a nice run. I got some other printer/scanner (not HP) for $40. I'd be quite happy if it lasts half as long as my old HP.
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Purchasing a product is a great way to do away with it. Just ask Microsoft.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind
If their goal was to do away with palm, then "wait 6 months" would have been a much cheaper way to accomplish it.
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If their goal was to do away with palm, then "wait 6 months" would have been a much cheaper way to accomplish it.
True. But if they though Palm could be improved or stabilized, then buying it makes sense too. In either case, it's safer to own it then not to.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind
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If HP wanted to throw away $1.2 billion they could have just given it to me. HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion[^]
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If HP wanted to throw away $1.2 billion they could have just given it to me. HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion[^]
Yep, the Board of Hp jumped the shark with the Lou Platt hire. I guess he couldn't screw things up fast enough for them.
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what would you do with that kind of money?
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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Buy several Greek islands.
Follow the same "Wait six months" mantra as above and you'd be able to buy Greece for that amount.
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Follow the same "Wait six months" mantra as above and you'd be able to buy Greece for that amount.
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Yeah, but can you imagine evicting that many people?
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Don't be cynical. I bet their purchase of Palm makes as much sense as the one of Compaq.
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
makes as much sense as the one of Compaq.
Nah Compaq was a GOOD brand when HP killed purchased it
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I suppose it's too much to hope for, but... (folks tell me that HP's hardware has gone down-hill lately as well, but I'm still quite fond of my ten-year-old scanner and 7-year-old printer... just so long as I avoid using HP's drivers. I like things that last...)
Shog9 wrote:
folks tell me that HP's hardware has gone down-hill lately
7-10 yo equipment does not qualify as lateley :)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Shog9 wrote:
folks tell me that HP's hardware has gone down-hill lately
7-10 yo equipment does not qualify as lateley :)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Eh, no... The stuff I bought years ago is still working, but the newer stuff doesn't last (or so I hear). Point being, Palm desperately needs to improve their build quality, and that's something HP traditionally could have provided... Whether they still have engineers who can do that is another question.
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HP has been dead in the water for a while, this could be the last gasp.
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what would you do with that kind of money?
Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^]
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Wow. You're sure that's not in Zimbabwe dollars ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Zimbabwe dollar is now dead by the way. We all trade in US currency at the moment. Never been so well off in my life. Went from an income of 25,000 US$ to an income of 150,000 US$ overnight.
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Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
makes as much sense as the one of Compaq.
Nah Compaq was a GOOD brand when HP killed purchased it
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Nah Compaq was a GOOD CRAPPY brand when HP killed purchased it AND THEN GOT BAD
We called them comcraps. HP at the time was making great machines. They bought Compaq, and suddenly the quality of their machines matched compaq. I blame Fiorina. She drove that company into the ground.