Ellison: sacking Hurd "as idiotic as Apple firing Jobs"

HP stock dropped 8% -nearly $10Bn

The company stock valuation dropped by nearly $10Bn vs the $20k of dubious expenses associated with the affair (sic). Hurd is credited with turning HP round. It's all a little silly.

By milliganp on 10 Aug 2010

12 Bore

On the news, the finger twitched instinctively, involuntarily. The skin pressed harder on the metal and the mechanism operated exactly as advertised. Hot gasses and lead raced down the barrel, then ripped through the polished brown leather, then the 100% cotton. Next, the discharge began its grisly journey through the skin, then flesh, then bone, more flesh, skin. After making its way through the leather, it ricochets off the supporting concrete, spraying the hideous mixture of what once carried a man and what had only cost a few pennies, hours earlier, into the air. There was a brief pause, before the screaming started.

By Klobba on 12 Aug 2010

Surprised

What I'm more surprised about is why he even ALLEGEDLY filed false expenses for a measly $20k. He probably earns AT LEAST that every week. Surely he's not that hard up? And what's even more surprising, is the severance HP are paying him, even though it was Hurd's fault, ALLEGEDLY. They should have just fined him 1 month's pay, or refuse to pay his bonus. That would have had at least a slight sting. In this case, crime does pay, and pretty nicely too.

By rjd83 on 12 Aug 2010