The only reason 30,000 people got laid off is because she f'ed up the merger, and tried making both HP and Compaq something they were not.
Are you on her payroll or something? You seem to completely ignore facts and carry her water.
I posit that CEO of Intel (worlds largest computer chip maker) knows more about the computer industry than any poster here including me.
Here is just a part of what Craig Barrett, the CEO of Intel said praising Carly and I think he knows a bit more than most here, seeing as he has been through several CEOs of HP.
Today, HP is a stronger company because of Carly Fiorinas bold action. Certainly some of this credit goes to current management, who capitalized on the changes Carly made. But it was Carly who shook up the status quo. She engineered the merger. She restructured the combined company. She positioned HP to gain market share, and she deserves credit for standing up to the naysayers and critics to achieve the positive end result.