[mehulashah]

I spent 9 months at IBM in 1999. At that time, Lou’s legacy had already been solidified. He saved IBM. While not everyone agreed with his decisions, there was a culture of both honesty to customers and innovation that permeated the company. In contrast, look what happened to HP without such great leadership. Once a shining light in Silicon Valley, it turned into a shell of its former self.

[justin66]

Maybe not a great contrast there. HP and IBM entered the "shell of their former selves" stage of development at roughly the same time.

[kevin_thibedeau]

It can be argued that the real HP became Agilent and Keysight.