Things are getting ugly between the members of HP’s board who want to merge with Compaq, and Walter Hewlett, who doesn’t. They sent a letter to HP shareholders personally attacking Hewlett in hopes of discrediting his arguments against the merger using good old argumentum ad hominem. Were I an HP shareholder, I’d be more interested in the business case in favor of the merger and less interested in intramural battles among the board.
Things are getting ugly between the members of HP’s board who want to merge with Compaq, and Walter Hewlett, who doesn’t. They sent a letter to HP shareholders personally attacking Hewlett in hopes of discrediting his arguments against the merger using good old argumentum ad hominem. Were I an HP shareholder, I’d be more interested in the business case in favor of the merger and less interested in intramural battles among the board.
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