[Calusa]

1. She seems to be the least boring?
2. The article implied that despite the loss of 50% in value HP weathered the bust of the dotcom bubble.
3. Was she ousted from the board for political reasons like the Netscape guy, rather than legit business issues?
4. We deserve a Chief Executive Officer this time around.

[Windflier]

The article implied that despite the loss of 50% in value HP weathered the bust of the dotcom bubble.

Chief executives are judged on the performance (or lack thereof) of the organizations they run.

I'm sorry, but a 50% loss of value (or rate of failure) is considered a huge black mark against any chief exec. Even if the organization survives it.