Comments on: Emergency Saturday Board Meeting at HP. Dvorak Prediction: Dunn is Done. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nolviwitas http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-1751860 Nolviwitas Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:29:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-1751860 Ovelit google eveniet quisquam ranking praesentium harum ea forum profile dofollow amet quas ab molestiae assumenda sequi search engines rerum maxime vero <a href="http://tinyurl.com/33r7cyc" rel="nofollow">xrumer</a> ut. Inon ranking forum profile reprehenderit, ducimus facere voluptate keyword links comment magnam dolorem keywords quam inventore aspernatur labore ullam rank seo social bookmarking dolorum ut incidunt forum profile forum keywords est sit dofollow xrumer google est cumque dicta neque quaerat rank vel vel omnis sed cum money money profile mollitia neque xrumer blasts xrumer google accusamus laboriosam xrumer blasts forum profile blackhat molestiae enim aut repudiandae ex eveniet necessitatibus keyword profile money ullam quidem odit delectus perspiciatis est dofollow xrumer forum profile. Ovelit google eveniet quisquam ranking praesentium harum ea forum profile dofollow amet quas ab molestiae assumenda sequi search engines rerum maxime vero xrumer ut. Inon ranking forum profile reprehenderit, ducimus facere voluptate keyword links comment magnam dolorem keywords quam inventore aspernatur labore ullam rank seo social bookmarking dolorum ut incidunt forum profile forum keywords est sit dofollow xrumer google est cumque dicta neque quaerat rank vel vel omnis sed cum money money profile mollitia neque xrumer blasts xrumer google accusamus laboriosam xrumer blasts forum profile blackhat molestiae enim aut repudiandae ex eveniet necessitatibus keyword profile money ullam quidem odit delectus perspiciatis est dofollow xrumer forum profile.

]]> By: John C Dvorak http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-287633 John C Dvorak Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:16:55 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-287633 Er, Paul, not that I ever get involved in such action but I do know that you never publicly announce a blackball! Cripes! Er, Paul, not that I ever get involved in such action but I do know that you never publicly announce a blackball! Cripes!

]]> By: paul http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-287422 paul Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:36:27 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-287422 I'd like to see a boycott of HP product reviews by all of the publications like PC Mag, CNet, Fortune, WSJ and others in response to their reporters being pretexted. As a tech columnist for a southern CA paper, that's something I am doing. I’d like to see a boycott of HP product reviews by all of the publications like PC Mag, CNet, Fortune, WSJ and others in response to their reporters being pretexted. As a tech columnist for a southern CA paper, that’s something I am doing.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-287407 Thomas Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:06:05 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-287407 There is no question that this chick has absolutely no morals and needs to go. What should concern the stockholders is that not only is she unethical, she is an unethical idiot. Look, if you are going to conduct a dodgy "at all costs" investigation don't be stupid when you reveal the results by telling everyone about the questionable techniques you used to get the information. She should have just stated that her sources have revealed that the leak came from Keyworth and leave it at that. It helps that Keyworth stated that he would have fessed up if asked. There is no question that this chick has absolutely no morals and needs to go. What should concern the stockholders is that not only is she unethical, she is an unethical idiot. Look, if you are going to conduct a dodgy “at all costs” investigation don’t be stupid when you reveal the results by telling everyone about the questionable techniques you used to get the information. She should have just stated that her sources have revealed that the leak came from Keyworth and leave it at that. It helps that Keyworth stated that he would have fessed up if asked.

]]> By: Uncle Jim http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-287293 Uncle Jim Sat, 09 Sep 2006 14:03:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-287293 HP is a world-wide leader and that's what counts as Hawkeye666 noted here. If you throw enough muscle and money at a problem, you can do about anything. They have a lot of pissed off journalists out there and that's a problem, although this can be managed. There's a good chance Dvorak is right, Dunn could be done. It's a classic meet the new boss, same as the old boss situation. To run a world-wide corporation you must be ruthless and take a whatever it takes approach. HP is in damage control mode right now. People are going to be taking shots at HP and more damage will be done before it's all over. The people who know how to wreck companies aren't the executives, they are the journalists and insiders who delight in this sort of story, because it pays the bills. When the executives start using the same methods (spying) as the journalists use, they are in trouble. It's far easier to ignore the leaks and journalists than to operate on their level. I don't know what HP should do, that's their business. I'm sure we'll see a stream of articles and columns about it as HP responds. I'm sure Dunn, if forced out, will receive millions of dollars to leave. The top executives always get a nice departing gift regardless of if they wreck an airline, a college or a factory. Dunn didn't wreck HP, it's doing better thanks to her good works (that's PR speak) for we must focus on the positive going forward (more PR speak) and she made some mistakes (more PR speak), but don't we all. You can bet she won't be working for wages at Walmart after leaving HP, if that's the outcome. She'll be set for the good life. She's a jetsetter, club kind of person and will have more time for golf and shopping. They take care of their own, these world-wide leadership types you know. HP is a world-wide leader and that’s what counts as Hawkeye666 noted here. If you throw enough muscle and money at a problem, you can do about anything. They have a lot of pissed off journalists out there and that’s a problem, although this can be managed. There’s a good chance Dvorak is right, Dunn could be done. It’s a classic meet the new boss, same as the old boss situation. To run a world-wide corporation you must be ruthless and take a whatever it takes approach. HP is in damage control mode right now. People are going to be taking shots at HP and more damage will be done before it’s all over. The people who know how to wreck companies aren’t the executives, they are the journalists and insiders who delight in this sort of story, because it pays the bills. When the executives start using the same methods (spying) as the journalists use, they are in trouble. It’s far easier to ignore the leaks and journalists than to operate on their level. I don’t know what HP should do, that’s their business. I’m sure we’ll see a stream of articles and columns about it as HP responds. I’m sure Dunn, if forced out, will receive millions of dollars to leave. The top executives always get a nice departing gift regardless of if they wreck an airline, a college or a factory. Dunn didn’t wreck HP, it’s doing better thanks to her good works (that’s PR speak) for we must focus on the positive going forward (more PR speak) and she made some mistakes (more PR speak), but don’t we all. You can bet she won’t be working for wages at Walmart after leaving HP, if that’s the outcome. She’ll be set for the good life. She’s a jetsetter, club kind of person and will have more time for golf and shopping. They take care of their own, these world-wide leadership types you know.

]]> By: Hawkeye666 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-287195 Hawkeye666 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:16:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-287195 It is important to remember that HP was in rapid decline financiallly before Carly took over. In the mid-90's there was talk that HP would become a printer only company and disappear eventualy. Then she took over and not only revitalized the company but turned it into a world-wide leader. I do not agree with all the steps taken to make this happen but her business accument should be considered top notch. It is important to remember that HP was in rapid decline financiallly before Carly took over. In the mid-90′s there was talk that HP would become a printer only company and disappear eventualy. Then she took over and not only revitalized the company but turned it into a world-wide leader.

I do not agree with all the steps taken to make this happen but her business accument should be considered top notch.

]]> By: Uncle Jim http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286837 Uncle Jim Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:08:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286837 The PR spin that comes next should really be something to watch. Most of these huge corporations are engaged in this sort of thing. You have rootkits, tracking technology, search engine data, who knows what and all sorts of other nonsense destroying privacy and security. HP just got caught in their own web. Watch for a big we're sorry, followed by a thanks and capped by a series of press releases about restructuring by new leadership. HP will survive. It's so big it can do what it wants and screw everybody. The PR spin that comes next should really be something to watch. Most of these huge corporations are engaged in this sort of thing. You have rootkits, tracking technology, search engine data, who knows what and all sorts of other nonsense destroying privacy and security. HP just got caught in their own web. Watch for a big we’re sorry, followed by a thanks and capped by a series of press releases about restructuring by new leadership. HP will survive. It’s so big it can do what it wants and screw everybody.

]]> By: John C Dvorak http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286692 John C Dvorak Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:49:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286692 Who says "whereby?" I said it twice..and rarely use it. I'll be more careful. Who says “whereby?” I said it twice..and rarely use it. I’ll be more careful.

]]> By: Russ http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286566 Russ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:03:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286566 What is amazing is there is any quesiton about the legality of 'Pretexting" or as I like to call it fraud. There would be no question John would be having a large cow if he found police officers obtaining these records in the same fashion with no court order. I think Perkins did the ethical thing resigning over this issue. I'm not all that impressed with this Director that opened his big trap starting down this road. What is amazing is there is any quesiton about the legality of ‘Pretexting” or as I like to call it fraud. There would be no question John would be having a large cow if he found police officers obtaining these records in the same fashion with no court order. I think Perkins did the ethical thing resigning over this issue. I’m not all that impressed with this Director that opened his big trap starting down this road.

]]> By: Dude http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286521 Dude Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:30:21 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286521 you say 'whereby' too much. you say ‘whereby’ too much.

]]> By: jim http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286500 jim Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:09:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286500 Carly was hot too. (and she made a nice rack joke at Oracle World one year) I am sure Patty Dunn already knows what the emergency board meeting is about. All she has to do is rewind the tape recordings from the wire taps and play the tapes! Carly was hot too. (and she made a nice rack joke at Oracle World one year) I am sure Patty Dunn already knows what the emergency board meeting is about. All she has to do is rewind the tape recordings from the wire taps and play the tapes!

]]> By: Sounds the Alarm http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286471 Sounds the Alarm Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:30:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286471 She's kinda hot. She’s kinda hot.

]]> By: RTaylor http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286457 RTaylor Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:11:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286457 Before we all call Carly Fiorina a failure lets remember she walked away from HP with more than all of us together will make in a lifetime, John excluded since he's already richer than Jesus. She's drawing several impressive board of directors salaries and had a multimillion dollar book deal. At least she did nothing illegal. The Compaq deal was a big risk, and it failed. The old HP really did need some retooling, it was too fat and stuck in the 80's. Before we all call Carly Fiorina a failure lets remember she walked away from HP with more than all of us together will make in a lifetime, John excluded since he’s already richer than Jesus. She’s drawing several impressive board of directors salaries and had a multimillion dollar book deal. At least she did nothing illegal. The Compaq deal was a big risk, and it failed. The old HP really did need some retooling, it was too fat and stuck in the 80′s.

]]> By: Ballenger http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286441 Ballenger Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:57:33 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286441 There a script for "Men in Plaid II-The Silicon Falcon" under this Hewlett-Paranoid story. "My name is Mouse Hammer. I investigate executive nerds. I met the head HP babe at Dragon Con near the Buffy the Vampire Slayer booth. She picked the spot and told me to wear a Darth Vader helmet to avoid suspicion. It looked funny with my micro-fiber double-breasted pin-striped suit. She must have thought I was a big dumb lug, cause what she asked me to do sounded like trouble, the kind of trouble you only find around babes on the Fortune Executive Hotties list, babes with big racks….of servers. But she had a great ASCII… file that could make a guy buy a laptop with a Sony battery and like it…” There a script for “Men in Plaid II-The Silicon Falcon” under this Hewlett-Paranoid story.

“My name is Mouse Hammer. I investigate executive nerds. I met the head HP babe at Dragon Con near the Buffy the Vampire Slayer booth. She picked the spot and told me to wear a Darth Vader helmet to avoid suspicion. It looked funny with my micro-fiber double-breasted pin-striped suit. She must have thought I was a big dumb lug, cause what she asked me to do sounded like trouble, the kind of trouble you only find around babes on the Fortune Executive Hotties list, babes with big racks….of servers. But she had a great ASCII… file that could make a guy buy a laptop with a Sony battery and like it…”

]]> By: Evil Sandmich http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/09/08/emergency-saturday-board-meeting-at-hp-dvorak-prediction-dunn-is-done/comment-page-1/#comment-286440 Evil Sandmich Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:57:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6997#comment-286440 "Topics included beefing up HP's software group, increasing its support of Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron server processor and improving its direct sales operation." She risked jail because of the release of that? Cripes, only the biggest control freak could get that irate over something so insignifigant. “Topics included beefing up HP’s software group, increasing its support of Advanced Micro Devices’ Opteron server processor and improving its direct sales operation.”

She risked jail because of the release of that? Cripes, only the biggest control freak could get that irate over something so insignifigant.

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