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eWeek: LinuxWorld Laughs

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 24, 2005

“‘Change is good,’ proclaimed the banner above the
Hewlett-Packard booth at LinuxWorld in Beantown. In the wake of
Carly Fiorina’s ouster from HP, the bouncy slogan wreaked of irony.
The dark humor was accented by the ‘Nothing but Blue Skies Ahead’
musical loop that serenaded Spence and other passersby.

“Interrupting the melody, a Palo Alto pal whispered in the Maven
of Murmur’s ear a joke he’d heard had been circulating at some HP
offices after Fiorina’s exit…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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