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| DATE | 2008-09-17 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Living On Cat Food
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:15:49AM -0400, Ron Guerin wrote:
> Ruben Safir wrote:
> >On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 02:32:20PM -0400, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >>http://www.lehman.com/careers/workatlehman/index.htm
> >>
> >BTW - the bleak corperate news isn't limited to financial firms here in
> >NY. HP had a huge layoff this week as well.
>
> IIRC, that's because they bought Ross Perot's old company, EDS. Odds
> are those particular layoffs would have happened regardless. Also we're
> talking about a company ruined from the inside by Carly Fiorina.
I've heard this said from various corners but I don't believe that. All
I know is that HP had a lot more vissibability after she was brought on
and a lot more GNU software. Generally, i buy everything from HP I can
even though they all ut deep sixed their exchange clone years ago.
Without her, they might still be resisting GNU and still pushing HPUnix
and losing sales.
That's just my thought. I've found HP to be one of the more thoughful
companies.
> You
> can't un-ruin a thing, it's not "that HP" any more.
>
> I will say however, that in recent weeks everything's gone to shit out
> there, even in my own sphere, which was untouched by the Internet Bubble
> bursting. One of my customers is closing up this month after 40 years
> in business. Another one that's been around for 30 probably would be
> closing up soon if it wasn't such a frugally-run operation.
>
Got anything we can sell on ebay?
Ruben
> - Ron
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You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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