The Ledger

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What-if
Wozniak: HP would have botched the personal computer anyway
“I see now that HP would have done it wrong anyway”
Shane Parrish Nov 4, 2025 ▶ 26:37 Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers]
Opinion
Davis: Hewlett-Packard board bears responsibility for decades of bad leadership decisions
“I would certainly argue that both Hewlett Packard and Koch, the boards had a lot of accountability for decades of bad decisions. And it was bad decisions on what is the board responsibility, which is who's in charge.”
Christopher Davis Mar 5, 2024 ▶ 2:30:40 Chris Davis: Three Generations of Wealth
Opinion
Parrish: HP's rejection of Apple I cost the company trillions
“What followed was a comedy of corporate blindness that would cost Hewlett Packard trillions.”
Shane Parrish Nov 4, 2025 ▶ 25:19 Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers]
Assertion Supported
Parrish: HP cut all salaries by 10% during a recession to avoid layoffs
“During a recession, instead of layoffs, HP cut everyone's salary by 10% so no one would lose their job.”
Shane Parrish Nov 4, 2025 ▶ 14:55 Steve Wozniak: The Engineer Who Built Apple [Outliers]
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