Barring a major IBM acquisition, HP is on track to soon become the world's largest technology vendor.
So, will the new King do unto others what it is mandating internally and help customers slash IT budgets in half? Is it willing to price printer ink far less per ounce than Chanel or Dom Perignon? Will it embrace or fight utility computing, open source, SaaS, and global delivery/systems automation as these trends target its hardware, software and services revenue streams?
Or will it continue the present leader's trend of bulking up through acquisitions and spending less and less on R&D and innovation?
The King of the masses or the classes? HP has a couple of quarters to ponder the palace coup....
