[rescue] This Just In: HP to buy Compaq

[BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak]

> According to this New York Times article ,
> HP will be acquiring Compaq in a stock deal worth approximately $25 billion.
> 
> http://archive.nytimes.com/2001/09/04/business/04DEAL.html
> 
> bill
> 
> (hrm, I bet we're having a meeting at work about this tomorrow, as we're
>  a Sun/Compaq shop, with only two HPUX boxes right now...)

Does this mean I need to polish up my HPUX skills?  Then, whose going
to buy up HP?  Is anything going to remain relatively stable in this
IT fracas?....(:+\\.....

Bob