HP has been cutting their workforce for a long time, at least since the Hurd days. Back then I suspect cuts were made based just on the numbers. Some people wer

HP has been cutting their workforce for a long time, at least since the Hurd days. Back then I suspect cuts were made based just on the numbers. Some people were expensive and I saw a lot of very capable people get let go. Eventually it became hard to find capable people and now, many years later, I suspect continued cuts wont matter. The good engineers that would have made their next generation of products were disposed of and wont go back. The good engineers of the future aren't being drawn to careers at HP. And the current management is getting theirs, while there is still momentum in the system. HP's time is past.