I was there around the same time; I was also involved peripherally with Superdome - saw Carly's reign and left during Hurd's. IMO he was a breath of fresh air i

I was there around the same time; I was also involved peripherally with Superdome - saw Carly's reign and left during Hurd's. IMO he was a breath of fresh air in contrast to Carly's whatever-that-was, you are right that he turns out to have fundamentally gutted HP R&D. It was sad to see.