[Pc_Support] HP largely cutting sales and finance force, not R&D ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

Interesting twist here:  
  http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-hp20jul20,1,1140512.story  

"But others said Hurd was returning HP to its engineering roots because
most of the cuts targeted the company's sales and support staffs,
including finance and human resources. Notably, Hurd made only minor
trims to HP's research and development budget, which some analysts had
criticized as too lavish in an era of ever-dwindling margins and
relentless competition."

It takes an engineering company to look past 3 years.  I'm glad CEO
Hurd still thinks like an engineer.


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Bryan J. Smith                                     b.j.smith at ieee.org 
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It is mathematically impossible for someone who makes more than you
to be anything but richer than you.  Any tax rate that penalizes them
will also penalize you similarly (to those below you, and then below
them).  Linear algebra, let alone differential calculus or even ele-
mentary concepts of limits, is mutually exclusive with US journalism.
So forget even attempting to explain how tax cuts work.  ;->