IBM had long ago transitioned into a services company with high end server hardware. I argued at the time, and still believe, they should have continued to offer IBM branded PCs. They, like HP, needed to target their enterprise customers with a reduced range and get out of the consumer market.
The problem with HP, as I see it, is a series of difficult to understand management decisions: Compaq, Palm, ...
Seems at odds with their software push over the last decade, as is the push into network gear. What's the plan?
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