Uk's most succesful software firm sold to HP

[sasguru]

If they used them on your posts they'd have word "cr3t1n" classifying you.

Why? Because you use it a lot and Bayesian classifier will pick up that you use it a lot.

Don't pretend you understand Bayes, thicko.
Its too mathematical for you.

[craig1]

I don't know about the IT config and set up, but Autonomy is much more than document management software.
It uses some clever ideas, notably Bayes' theorem, to do some very intelligent classification of data.

That's why I mentioned it as just "an example". The law firm business for document management is hugely profitable as the firms are willing to pay a premium for best-of-breed solutions.

[sasguru]

That's why I mentioned it as just "an example". The law firm business for document management is hugely profitable as the firms are willing to pay a premium for best-of-breed solutions.

The point is a genuinely unique British world class business has been sold to a numpty company like HP, which hasn't got a clue.
Can't the blame the founder, he got three-quarters of a billion out of it.

[doodab]

Who's correct?

Mr Bikeparts.

[sasguru]

Mr Bikeparts.

In what way?

[craig1]

The point is a genuinely unique British world class business has been sold to a numpty company like HP, which hasn't got a clue.
Can't the blame the founder, he got three-quarters of a billion out of it.

If HP can just keep their fingers off the company's structure then it'll be a massively profitable acquisition over the years. If they try to HP-ise the company then it'll go the way of the Touchpad.

[sasguru]

Hewlett and Packard must be spinning in their graves at that description.

They had the stupid bint Carly Fiorina (sp?) at the helm for a while - she who decided a commodity business like PCs was the way forward
I've come to the conclusion that the people at the very top of large companies have no outstanding talents apart from political nous and some are downright stupid.

[Doggy Styles]

Hewlett and Packard must be spinning in their graves at that description.

Once upon a time it was one of the finest electronics companies around.

Sic transit gloria mundi & all that.

I did a stint with them. Working on a good idea, wrecked by poor product packaging and marketing. It was eventually 'sunseted'.

[doodab]

In what way?

In that he's highlighted that AtW really shouldn't be using correct English, it doesn't scan properly in context.

[sasguru]

In that he's highlighted that AtW really shouldn't be using correct English, it doesn't scan properly in context.

What's wrong with "`Yahoo could have bought Google when it was offered"