[Bernard]

HP tanked because for the 5 years or so before she got there, HP products were crap. Reputation follows performance, and a new CEO does not change a customer's expectation of how the next product out of the box will perform.

I stopped buying HP about the same time she took over, and have never looked back. The last several products I bought from HP all disappointed, and I never went back.

Kind of like all the people who stopped buying GM, Ford or Chrysler products in the late '70's or early '80's and never went back.

[freespirit2012]

Well she had 6 years to turn HP around and ended up losing 50 percent of the value.

[wastedyears]

re. your post 18

That’s why you build your own PC. You get exactly what you want, with no BS programs added, and your own OS for less money.