Winter slowly drifted into Silicon Valley last week. In the aftermath of what appeared to many of us to be a largely politically motivated “scandal” surrounding HP, not only was HP’s business largely unaffected but federal laws regarding the practice of pretexting were left in limbo. Meanwhile, I was left wondering if folks caught the very real difference between HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, who may have made mistakes in trying to stop a crime, and the folks she was compared to at Enron and WorldCom, who were motivated merely by greed.
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HP, Apple Have Passion, Microsoft’s Got Security, VIA Goes Green
Posted by: Rob Enderle October 9, 2006 04:00 AMWinter slowly drifted into Silicon Valley last week. In the aftermath of what appeared to many of us to be a largely politically motivated “scandal” surrounding HP, not only was HP’s business largely unaffected but federal laws regarding the practice of pretexting were left in limbo. Meanwhile, I was left wondering if folks caught the very real difference between HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, who may have made mistakes in trying to stop a crime, and the folks she was compared to at Enron and WorldCom, who were motivated merely by greed.