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The founders of HP were just so much cooler than the business school goons like Fiorina who practically drove it into the ground. That pricing formula is so pl
by Lio 9y ago
The founders of HP were just so much cooler than the business school goons like Fiorina who practically drove it into the ground.
That pricing formula is so playful, as is "well I want one and so do my engineers".
Chapeau Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard.
- madengr 9y agoHa ha, practically? She did. Keysight is what’s left of the original HP. HP is now known for garbage computers and shitty printers.
- dfox 9y agoAnd the ironic part of that is that the original HP was spun-off two times (at first Agilent, then Keysight).
- chx 9y agoAnd calculators...?
- madengr 9y agoThe new calculators are abominations, with the exception of the 35s. I use those at work, so I didn’t have to break the seal on a 32Sii; the precious.
- qubex 9y agoI have an HP Prime. I use it daily. It’s CAS isn’t exactly Mathematica-grade but it’s perfectly adequate for my daily purposes.
- Splines 9y agoI feel that they're getting their legs back under their consumer division, although I agree their laptops have been really mediocre. However I have enjoyed using their enterprise workstations for the last 10 years are so (various models of Z4xx's) and haven't had any complaints.
- linker3000 9y agoThe Bestec PSUs were often the weakest link - and a non-standard size (and wiring ISTR) so you couldn't replace them with just anything.
- Multicomp 9y agoI've had good experiences with their EliteBook lines. Solid machines, if you are closer to the rugged notebook vs thin trophy book on the scale of laptop thickness.
- madengr 9y agoThey try forcing the Z series on me at work. I have bought Microway workstations. Much better bang for the buck, and better build quality.