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Bummer. I was at HP when he was CEO (and subsequently forced out). He was an inspiring, long-term thinker.

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• ScottBurson 7y ago
  Was he? I arrived at HP shortly before he left, via an acquisition. I suppose he okayed the purchase, which suggests some amount of forward-looking thought, but I also heard that he had defunded HP Labs to some extent, and that he was more into cost control than investing in new technology.
  • cogman10 7y ago
    That's what I heard. I interned there shortly after he'd left for oracle. He wasn't well liked in my department (Superdome!). IT and Ops had been completely outsourced which wasn't particularly appreciated.
    • exemployeeofhp 7y ago
      Mark Hurd...sad for his family...he was a MAJOR league asshole at work profiting at his workers expense...lest us not forget his 10% paycut for EDS employees only after the HP acquistion.....then he cheated on his expense report...his wife with a contractor...got fired for filing false expense reports with HP to cover his affair...ya not missing him much!