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From the article: >...and my favorite one is... > 10. Investing in new product development and expanding the product catalog are the most difficult things to
by j_col 15y ago
From the article:
>...and my favorite one is...
> 10. Investing in new product development and expanding the product catalog are the most difficult things to do in hard times, and also among the most important.
Wow. I'd love to know what Phil is thinking re: the recent cancellation of webOS devices, given that he singled out this point (which I think is an excellent point by the way).
- bradfa 15y agoYou could look at it another way, HP is expanding into more software services / enterprise tech. They're probably going to spend a lot more money in this sector than they used to, thus expanding the product catalog. Granted, killing WebOS means somewhat shrinking the product catalog, but there weren't that many WebOS devices out there anyway, nor much prospect of selling them for the original asking price. If HP sees a much larger market in enterprise tech, going into that while killing the tiny market of WebOS devices is worthwhile and doesn't violate point number 10.