The opposition would like to distract you because they can't win their campaign on substance, |
The people of HP can execute, and they've proven it. Think about the challenges these employees have had to face up to and overcome: a very difficult economic environment worldwide; an industry undergoing a rapid transformation; intense competition; and a distracting proxy contest that none of us could have predicted, but one that we are determined to win. |
The state is facing a unique and extraordinary set of challenges and opportunities that demand the involvement of all of us to address them. It's time for everyone to pull together to improve California's competitiveness. |
The third quarter is always tough, but we still should have done better, |
The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and although I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets. |
There is one point I agree with Walter Hewlett on, ... This is not a company in crisis. |
There is some confusion because we only recently began our marketing. We're in an era were people need to think about business processes and applications horizontally...We need to think of the enterprise not as an island of stand-alone technology. |
These results demonstrate that we are winning and growing across the portfolio in an intensely competitive market, |
They had to pay a lot to attract her. They also had to pay a fortune to get her out. |
This announcement marks a defining moment in the evolution of HP's imaging and printing business, |
This board has always operated on the important governance principles of independence, deliberation and respect for a diversity of views, ... The board recognizes the importance of shareowner voices. We will reach out to shareowners, including our institutions and foundations, to determine the best way to assure they continue to be heard. |
This continues to be a challenging and somewhat unpredictable environment, ... Given our miss, we think it's prudent to be somewhat cautious. |
This is a decisive move that accelerates our strategy and positions us to win by offering even greater value to our customers and partners. In addition to the clear strategic benefits of combining two highly complementary organizations and product families, we can create substantial shareowner value through significant cost-structure improvements and access to new growth opportunities. |
This is a merger of consolidation, not diversification, ... A merger that both creates market leadership and lets us reduce cost structure and improve our profitability. |
This is an important milestone because ISS is a truly independent expert ... they concluded after very comprehensive process that this deal makes sense on the strategic logic, on the economic logic, that we can execute it ... we feel good about it, |