[Governor Dinwiddie]

HP once made the best test equipment on the planet—bar none. Between HP and Tektronix they owned the labs. And it all was "Made in USA" too. It's hard to imagine the space program or our military prowess without them.

Hewlett-Packard was founded by engineers, and trashed by clueless business wonks like Meg Whitman.
 

[Celerity]

“HP once made the best test equipment on the planet—bar none. Between HP and Tektronix they owned the labs. And it all was “Made in USA” too. It’s hard to imagine the space program or our military prowess without them.”

Seriously. I was hoping we would get this back under real leadership.

Maybe we will - We just need to completely the old and usher in new people. There is no saving the US car industry, electronics or much else. We need to let them all go and start over again.

[relictele]

It’s also why I never had a bit of use for Carly Fiorina now matter how hard the GOP and/or conservative media pushed her.

[grey_whiskers]

Another world-class female CEO.

[roadcat]

HP once made the best test equipment on the planet—bar none.

I still have a couple programmable scientific HP calculators from the early 1970s. Superbly built, gold traces inside on the electronics, indestructible gadgets. They still work to this day, including the built-in printers.

[mazda77]

10-4, 100%
Some would have thought to have looked at late 70’s GM for a clue. Just think, that major screw-up brought us Michael Moore.

[Dr. Sivana]

Hewlett-Packard was founded by engineers, and trashed by clueless business wonks like Meg Whitman.

Carly Fiorina was Meg Whitman squared. She RUINED HP before Meg had her chance to follow through.

[wastedyears]

Hewlett-Packard was founded by engineers, and trashed by clueless business wonks like Meg Whitman.

What about Fiorina?

[HonkyTonkMan]

They put the final nail in compaq as well. Any DEC remnants were evicerated. Carly, Meg....tamped out the last flames of innovation.