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To: grey_whiskers
Tell me again the additional value Carly Fiorina has brought to H-P, or Scott MacNealy to Sun, lately?

Hey man, don't get me started. That is why I don't invest in these companies. I have zero faith in their leadership. Sun sat on their ass and HP utterly wasted their assets.

I've been doing the Silicon Valley thing for quite a while now and I can separate the sheep from the goats. Yes, there are herds of VC and execs that are nigh worthless, but in the long run those guys lose their shirts and/or go to prison. I've done this more than once, and have gotten pretty good at it. Every account comes due eventually, and the really good guys always win.

290 posted on 09/11/2004 12:41:19 AM PDT by tortoise (All these moments lost in time, like tears in the rain.)
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To: tortoise

You wrote:
"Hey man, don't get me started. That is why I don't invest in these companies. I have zero faith in their leadership. Sun sat on their ass and HP utterly wasted their assets. "

Fair enough. I pressed your buttons, and you
didn't flame me, even if you didn't answer
_all_ of the questions.

So how _do_ you feel about offshoring of technical
work to the third world?
Do you
a) enthusiastically support, for short-term gain?
b) think 'it depends' on the maturity of co. and
experience of managers to keep on top of it?
c) you've been burned and have said 'never again'?

Or some mixture?

Perspiring minds want to know.

But for now, I'm going to bed!

"Peace on Earth, Good Will toward men with whom HE is pleased."


291 posted on 09/11/2004 12:48:04 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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