Comments on: HP Spies Hacked Reporter’s Phone http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/08/hp-spies-hacked-reporters-phone/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:45:27 -0500 hourly 1 By: webonics http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/08/hp-spies-hacked-reporters-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 webonics Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:03:05 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/08/hp-spies-hacked-reporters-phone/#comment-2352 Man, this is some serious smack if its all true. And all this couldn't come at a worse time when Mark Hurd has been executing marvelously and bringing the company back up as a darling on Wall Street. I think it's same to assume that they have probably lost that status for the moment. As to the ad design team, I think the one in this post is terrible. The fontography reminds me of Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas". However, I think the visuals in the television ads including Sean White and Pharrell are outstanding. Man, this is some serious smack if its all true. And all this couldn’t come at a worse time when Mark Hurd has been executing marvelously and bringing the company back up as a darling on Wall Street. I think it’s same to assume that they have probably lost that status for the moment.

As to the ad design team, I think the one in this post is terrible. The fontography reminds me of Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas”. However, I think the visuals in the television ads including Sean White and Pharrell are outstanding.

]]> By: CrunchGear » Blog Archive » EBay is Decadent and Depraved http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/09/08/hp-spies-hacked-reporters-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 CrunchGear » Blog Archive » EBay is Decadent and Depraved Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:52:10 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/09/08/hp-spies-hacked-reporters-phone/#comment-2338 [...] I’m in a ranting mood today - it’s Friday, I had some coffee, HP is spying on journalists - so I’m going to come out and say it: eBay is now useless, especially for selling electronics. You might be OK if you’re selling a pot-holder shaped like a monkey, but trying to put a laptop, phone, or MP3 on there or attempting to purchase any of those items is fraught with danger and idiocy. [...] [...] I’m in a ranting mood today – it’s Friday, I had some coffee, HP is spying on journalists – so I’m going to come out and say it: eBay is now useless, especially for selling electronics. You might be OK if you’re selling a pot-holder shaped like a monkey, but trying to put a laptop, phone, or MP3 on there or attempting to purchase any of those items is fraught with danger and idiocy. [...]

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