Would Meg Whitman be up to running HP?

All talks in town about whether Meg Whitman can run HP, and questions about her portfolio came out. While those are good questions for starters, nobody seems to recognize that HP needs a change agent from an external perspective.

Lou Gerstner also did not come from an IT background, but he has the vision and ability to find the appreciate the company’s strengths.

We should not dismiss Meg too early. But HP is reaching the point of all talk no action recently, perhaps in desperation. What is the point of announcing intentions without actions?

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