It seems that neither journalists nor HP understand software platforms. Former is not surprising but latter is painful.
You groom platform for a several years and only then you harvest fruit, but once you do, you have a huge preference over those who didn't invest in one.
It demands patience. Apple understand platforms. MS does. Google sort of. HP do not have the required guts. Mindset costs 0$, is a main asset and they haven't got it.
That's the reason software companies always win and hardware companies always help them to win while being barely profitable themself.
They expected to make a huge push of a new platform to market and make a top sale right away. I can imagine people at e.g. MS laughing.
You groom platform for a several years and only then you harvest fruit, but once you do, you have a huge preference over those who didn't invest in one.
It demands patience. Apple understand platforms. MS does. Google sort of. HP do not have the required guts. Mindset costs 0$, is a main asset and they haven't got it.
That's the reason software companies always win and hardware companies always help them to win while being barely profitable themself.
They expected to make a huge push of a new platform to market and make a top sale right away. I can imagine people at e.g. MS laughing.