Hewlett-Packard CEO Fiorina Resigns

Yahoo! News ^ | Feb 09, 2005 | AP

[Max Combined]

Good. I never thought much of her.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Wow! The poster child for Women Can Too Be Tough CEOs bites the dust. Does anyone have the background on this?

[devane617]

Sue Herera's orgasims will cease forever with this news.

[Just mythoughts]

Bump

[kittymyrib]

She was obviously no match for Michael Dell, but she did manage to kill Compaq and send hundreds of Houstonians to the ranks of the unemployed. I hope she can't find another job, either...though I'm sure she got a golden parachute so they could dump her. Compaq people didn't.

[citadel84]

Her business philosophy was based on the cult of personality theory, which I believe to be hog wash.

In this theory if the perception of the Leader is strong and high then the company will inspire confidence in their product no matter the truth.
HP's missteps over the last several years, the spin off of the mainstay instrument business, the debacle over the printer business and the loss of high-end computer market share to Dell as just the tip of the iceberg.

[MisterRepublican]

I guess the golden girl has lost her shine.

[Max Combined]

She was a salesperson, with all that entails.

[InterceptPoint]

Well the Compaq deal and the change to the name of the HP test equipment business seem like the big deals for Fiorina. Both looked like bad ideas to me at the time but I really haven't followed things HP-wise.

Any HP experts (or better yet, Freeper-HP employees) out there who can give us the inside scoop?

[longtermmemmory]

she had an untapped goldmine in the Ipaq. They managed to poop that one out too.

I am surprised this is IMMEDIATE. There is much more to this tna meets the print. I wonder if she will be sued for the compensation she recieved for the Compaq merger?

[MadIvan]

Good news. HP's build quality has gone into the toilet since the beginning of her reign. I bought an HP laptop a year ago and am already having to replace it.

This is a shame because HP used to be known for high quality products.

Regards, Ivan

[Paloma_55]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HHHHHHH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[CasearianDaoist]

Don't forget how much she helped Bell Labs.

[Sam's Army]

She was a bit too "hands on" in her approach, according some reports a few weeks ago. So much so, that the board started a process of whittling down her power a bit just to speed up the decision making process internally. She was involved in everything.

Any insiders have something to correct or add?

[yankeedame]

She was obviously no match for Michael Dell, but she did manage to kill Compaq and send hundreds of Houstonians to the ranks of the unemployed.

She and Tina Brown, who managed to wreck several major magazines both here and in Britain. Yet they both manage(d) to land on their feet. Go figure.

[KwasiOwusu]

"Don't forget how much she helped Bell Labs"

"helped bell labs"?
Where's the sarcasm button at?

[Lee N. Field]

[sigh]No more to see her pretty face in the trade rags. :-).

This will be interesting. How many years has it been since the Compaq merger/buyout? The two companies (from my perspective as a servicer) still aren't well integrated.

[ttg]

I haven't seen my fellow employees this happy in a long long time....I swear, if it were nice out, and we were allowed, we'd probably be starting a kegger at lunch....

[xrp]

I blame Carly for everything bad that has happened, globally, since she assumed the CEO position.

It's ALL CARLY'S FAULT.

[OldFriend]

Good riddance.....the woman ruined everything she touched.