[SurfScore]

There was an article I read about this yesterday on one of the big tech websites, I'm not sure which one. HP basically hired a guy that was good at something, and operated in a certain way, and now that he's doing it, they're firing him. Granted, not everything has been well-executed, but come on, its like buying a motorcycle and then returning it because it isn't air-conditioned.

[icefox]

Really have to ponder why Whitman would take this job given the probability of being fired next year no matter what happens...

[jm4]

Are you a football fan? The CEO job at HP right now is pretty much like the head coach job with the Oakland Raiders. It's a completely dysfunctional organization. If you succeed you're the genius that was able to turn it around. If you don't then Al Davis takes the blame and you get a free pass. You get paid either way. And you have to remember there are only 32 head coaching jobs available so it's great work if you can't get the same job with another team.

Being CEO of one of the world's largest companies is a similarly exclusive club. Who wouldn't take that job?

[SurfScore]

hahahaha you just compared the HP board of directors to Al Davis, that is just plain awesome

[suking]

Leo is making $35mm+...

[elq]

Meg has a net worth north of $1B...

[suking]

35mm will get a new jet though :-).

[jm4]

Exactly. But we should wait and see how this plays out. Maybe they realized that strategy was a mistake to begin with and are trying to correct it. He hasn't necessarily been turned into a scapegoat yet.

[bane]

It's almost too late at this point isn't it? Their mobile/tablet divisions are dead, PC business is on the way out, billions down the toilet for Autonomy. Whoever takes over is basically either going to have to continue to play this crappy hand or blow billions more to turn it into something else/reverse this course.

[eweise]

Yea, exactly, they should have just bought this http://entrosys.com/