[Info-vax] HPE Internal IT Outsourced to CSC

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/21/2016 8:23 AM, Kerry Main wrote:
> Imho, it is even simpler than this .. the BOD and senior HPE
> folks are getting ready for a fire sale to the highest bidder.
> Those involved at this level will all make millions in the
> transaction.
>
> HP has dropped from a $128B company to one worth something like
> $25B in approx. 18 months.

Todays market cap is HP 27 and HPE 38 giving combined 65, so
roughly half. Not good.

> Having lived through the DEC and Compaq pre-merger "slimming
> down" worlds, all of this recent downsizing is a sure sign that
> HPE is heading the auction block.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Maybe they are slimming down to become more "eatable".

Maybe they are slimming down to just to become lean and mean.

Maybe they are considering both options and the outcome
depends on the price.

In the end it is all about money.

Arne