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		privacyguru on Sept 22, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Whitman Expected to Get HP CEO Nod After Markets C... I have much respect for Meg Whitman, but she is not an ideal pick for HP. Her experience is with consumer companies -- eBay, P&G, Disney...Especially if HP spins off its PC business, that leaves the company as essentially a pure enterprise hardware/software play. Don't do it HP.

notatoad on Sept 22, 2011 [–]

is the Autonomy acquisition finalized yet? it seems like maybe this is a signal that HP will attempt to refocus on its consumer products?

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