RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal

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Except its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP’s management now controls the Compaq’s destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing to change.   xylog   -----Original Message----- From: David James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal   I don't think there will be duplicate positions.  I expect them to continue to function as 2 seperate companies.  Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, especially in the server market.  I think HP just wanted a bigger piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market.  It's a good merger. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com: ·         HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 billion acquisition ·         Merger highlights role of HP's Fiorina While the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)?   Do you expect the merger to provide better products and services? Best Regards, JMU   http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm