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Except unlike horse and buggy delivery, there's still demand for test equipment. In this case, HP spun off their test equipment arm as Agilent, which spun it of
by mitthrowaway2 3y ago
Except unlike horse and buggy delivery, there's still demand for test equipment. In this case, HP spun off their test equipment arm as Agilent, which spun it off again under the name KeySight. They still make scopes.
- vkou 3y agoThere's still demand for express deliveries, but as it turns out, there's a lot more money in banking. (And in HP's case, it's a branding decision that, frankly, is reasonable for them to go either way with.)
- iancmceachern 3y agoWell Fargo's previous business wasn't really express deliveries. It was secure deliveries: "The company had built a reputation for taking safety seriously, and its stagecoaches carried gold, silver, and other valuables from one location to the next. To safeguard such shipments, Wells Fargo shipped gold and other treasure in sturdy wooden boxes carried in the front boot of a stagecoach or secured inside the stagecoach in an iron safe." https://www.wellsfargohistory.com/outwitting-outlaws/ https://www.wellsfargohistory.com/outwitting-outlaws/ So, basically banking. Securing, and moving money as a service.