[benmccann]

Simply because someone thinks that one particular woman might not be great at one particular job does not make them a sexist. Also, I don't think success at Ebay and Google are exactly comparable. Ebay is a dual-sided market. Once they became dominant it'd be very hard to unseat them. In this environment it's very possible Ebay was able to succeed in spite of Meg Whitman not because of her. She made some very good moves like acquiring PayPal and some very bad moves like acquiring Skype. I don't have much of an opinion on how Meg Whitman would do in the role, but I think HP's board royally screwed up and will not make the job easier. They hired Apotheker, approved of his acquisitions, and never gave his strategy a chance to work before deciding to fire the guy. HP's board needs to be replaced.