Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mmlai!burzio
From: burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Anthony Burzio)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Desktop publishing systems?
Summary: HP and Marketing Image...
Keywords: Workstations, porting, document preperation systems
Message-ID: <466@mmlai.UUCP>
Date: 28 Nov 88 00:55:40 GMT
References: <2612@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <673@wilbur.unix.ETA.COM> <831@io.UUCP> <1431@zen.UUCP>
Organization: Martin Marietta Labs, Baltimore, MD
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In article <1431@zen.UUCP>, vic@zen.UUCP (Victor Gavin) writes:
> I would even say that they've ``caught up''. When was the last time that you
> had a look at the workstation market. HP has a massive presence. They vie with
> Sun (having beaten Apollo and DEC) for the top share.

Somebody at HP should wander down and shoot the marketing division.  The
HP products are absolutely wonderful compared to DEC and SUN stuff, but you
have to go to SIGGFRAPH to find out about them!  Come on folks! When
is the last time you saw an add for an HP computer in the press?  This game
is at least 40% image, and HP never even found the ball, let alone dropped it!
The wonderful HP Sales Reps can only do so much you know.  HP should look at
DEC, who sells equipment on reputation (PR) alone!!!

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Tony Burzio          * HP is a wonderful company which is not really as
Martin Marietta Labs * bad as its' marketing would have it be...
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