"In the corporate world, the HP Way has been to sell the servers and professional services that companies need, and then to partner with big software companies like Oracle and SAP for the applications.Claro, conquistar o futuro é um empreendimento que não traz resultados imediatos, é menos previsível, pode significar afastar pessoas incapazes de fazerem a sua reconversão...
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This has left HP holding the bag with low-margin businesses, while its competitors can roll everything into a one-stop-shop type of product that’s much more profitable.
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For HP, where hardware was king, the answer was a no-brainer. “The hardware guys just cared about selling servers, and they knew they didn’t sell as many servers selling Bluestone.”
So the $470 million Bluestone acquisition failed, but HP’s hardware group kept on moving product. It fostered a culture where the best people focused on expanding mature product lines rather than taking chances on something new and innovative, Bickel says.
“I think they did have a hardware DNA, and it drove a lot of their decision-making,” says Jason Pressman, a managing director with Shasta Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in business software startups.
But lately, under pressure from low-cost Asian competitors, the server business is becoming a low-margin game. And that puts HP in a tough spot."
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Podem não acreditar mas é o mesmo dilema que afecta(ou) os sectores tradicionais da indústria portuguesa, é o mesmo desafio que levou a este triste resultado e a este triste título "Portugal vence a 'guerra da cerâmica' contra a China". Quando nos entrincheiramos a defender o passado não nos abrimos às novas possibilidades e ficamos presos a estratégias obsoletas que geram margens cada vez mais comprimidas e salários cada vez mais espremidos.
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Por fim, o sector envelhece e definha por deixar de ser atraente:
"And after years without a hit product, the company’s reputation may be irrevocably tarnished.Por cá, espero que a ITV tenha alterado o seu discurso a tempo "Não se diz mal impunemente"
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“Bright technology people don’t want to go there,” says Bickel. “If you’re coming out of college and you’re a really bright kid, why would you want to go there?”