HP 公司最高行政总监 Lewis Platt 3月中旬称,HP 将回应 Compaq 挑起的销价行动并继续保持其产品的竞争力。Platt 称,HP 没有像 Compaq 和 IBM 那样在流通渠道中积压 PC 存货,他预期 Compaq 的“错误”会在几个月中使 PC 市场崩溃。Platt 谈话中提到了Compaq 公司最新报告中指出的收入低迷以及该公司承诺通过减少库存和价格以期获得补偿。Platt说,遗憾的是,最糟糕的分裂可能发生在 PC 市场的中档和高端部分,这是硬件制造商们利润最丰厚 Lewis Platt, HP’s chief administrative officer, said in mid-March that HP will respond to Compaq-initiated sales and keep its products competitive. Platt said HP did not backlog PC inventory in its distribution channels, as Compaq and IBM do, and he expected Compaq’s “mistake” to crash the PC market in a matter of months. Platt talked about the downturn in revenue as pointed out in Compaq’s latest report and the company’s commitment to offset the loss by keeping stocks and prices down. Unfortunately, Platt said, the worst splinters can happen in the mid-range and high-end segments of the PC market, which is the most lucrative for hardware makers