Wasn't it all supposed to be so different by now, Meg?

How not to give your sales staff a boost

"the opportunity to create an IT infrastructure for each company that isn’t based on our legacy IT systems"

This would be the same quality kit (and I'm talking enterprise grade stuff here) they had/have us customers spend so much money on buying and supporting then would it?

OK, lesson learned.

Hi HP, I'd like a tablet

"Certainly. Would you like an HP Stream 7, HP Stream 8, HP 10 Plus, HP Slate 8 Plus, HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra, HP 7 Plus, HP Slate 21 All-in-One, HP Slate 10 Plus Tablet, HP ElitePad 1000 G2 or an HP Pro Tablet 610 G1 PC?"

"Ermmm ... I'll have a think" (Slopes off to buy a Nexus or an iPad)

Cast off the boat anchor

PC biz is unprofitable.

Bill Veghte (formerly of Microsoft) will take over for Meg as she sets her sights on another world to conquer. No doubt he will continue to ensure that HP enterprise and cloud management consoles all require IE for no rational reason.

Making Sense Until One Thinks About It

"... accelerating pockets of growth."

Accelerating growth in the positive "pockets?"

Accelerating the rate that growth pockets are evaluated. (Excellent! Why didn't you push that button earlier?)

But, but, but, Dan, acceleration is good, growth is good, it's good, can't you see it? Oh. Not a stock investor, then in the blessed name of W.C. Fields, go away son, you're bothering me.

Getting more RFPs! (I can't really see as how that is so much will as a better business economy.)

Higher Win Rate! (Which is good, if the wins are for the highly profitable proposals. If it's for low-margin, or worse, underpriced proposals, stock up on aspirin now for the headaches in '15 and '16.)

Okay. I have pockets. Better go make them clear growth pockets. And then accelerate them.

copying the master

HPs policy of cutting their way to profits sounds like another three letter company, also crashing and burning. Some of the staff let go in Oz have guaranteed clients will do no further buys. Real $$$ lost to "save" a few salaries.

Going to get worse

HP WorksiteMP and other products that have no equivalent/improved version that cease to be supported will result in a loss of maintenance next year as customers abandon HP software products.

I feel sorry for the workforce, not the board members who all deserve to be replaced.

Had Potential. Oh well.

If this does not work out

Meg for President !