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| BillyO:
At one time there was one of the greatest companies ever. They were called Hewlett-Packard. They made some of the finest instruments ever and had some of the best people in the industry. They were loved and respected by their customers and their employees alike. Now we have this .. :scared: |
| scopeman:
If you read the Bill and Dave book by Malone you will get a real sense of the downhill slide of the company. I am sure that Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard have rolled over several times in their graves due to the devastation of their beloved company and employees. Sam W3OHM Owner of several tons of HP and Agilent gear |
| Stray Electron:
--- Quote from: BillyO on February 25, 2023, 06:06:47 pm ---At one time there was one of the greatest companies ever. They were called Hewlett-Packard. They made some of the finest instruments ever and had some of the best people in the industry. They were loved and respected by their customers and their employees alike. Now we have this .. :scared: --- End quote --- As far as I'm concerned HP had a great reputation but they threw it out the window when their leadership decided to rename the company "Agilent". What the hell is an Agilent? |
| BillyO:
--- Quote from: scopeman on March 02, 2023, 08:30:28 pm ---If you read the Bill and Dave book by Malone you will get a real sense of the downhill slide of the company. --- End quote --- Found a good used hard cover. It's on it's way. |
| edavid:
--- Quote from: Stray Electron on March 02, 2023, 08:46:00 pm ---What the hell is an Agilent? --- End quote --- The local Tektronix salesman liked to say it was "Genital spelled sideways". He got a big kick out of that. As far as stupid names made up by a committee go, I don't think it's the worst. HP nostalgia makes me uncomfortable though. I always found HP people to be a little too fanatical, unwilling to ever admit to a mistake or that an HP product wasn't the absolute best. Kind of like Intel or Apple. |
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