[sasquatch]

The merged company will adopt Compaq's ability to make quick decisions while retaining HP's engineer-like culture, McKinney said.

The only thing Carly will be able to make quick engineering decisions about is which engineers to lay off. Dave would have canned her faster than John Young.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Looks to me like a bunch of seasoned veteran engineers in high-end quality laser imaging will soon be available. I would expect many to be picked up by a rival wanting to enter or improve their own laser products. This will probably put pressure on HP's ability to sustain prices when a real alternative is ready.