This strikes me as a hire very much in the same vein as Bartz at Yahoo. Successful with on particular type of tech company doesn't mean success with another. (A

This strikes me as a hire very much in the same vein as Bartz at Yahoo. Successful with on particular type of tech company doesn't mean success with another. (Apotheker being a similar example). Whitman could be very competent and turn things around, she sends likely a good message to wall street. But if I were the king of HP I'd be looking for someone who's got way more domain experience.