HP: Caught In ChannelWeb, ChannelInsider Cat Fight

Meow. A cat fight has broken out between ChannelWeb and ChannelInsider, and Hewlett-Packard got caught in the middle. On the one hand, ChannelWeb praises HP's new Web connected printer. Clap, clap. On the other hand, rival ChannelInsider pans the printer. Boo, hiss. But perhaps that isn't the full story. After all:

The VAR Guy

June 23, 2009

channelweb-channelinsider-cat-fightMeow. A cat fight has broken out between ChannelWeb and ChannelInsider, and Hewlett-Packard got caught in the middle. On the one hand, ChannelWeb praises HP’s new Web connected printer. Clap, clap. On the other hand, rival ChannelInsider pans the printer. Boo, hiss. But perhaps that isn’t the full story.

After all:

  • ChannelWeb offered five reasons why the HP printer will succeed.

  • On the same day, ChannelInsider responded with six reasons why the HP printer would fail.

The VAR Guy has to wonder:

  • Is ChannelInsider serving readers?

  • Or is ChannelInsider playing opposite day — and taking a shot at its entrenched cross-town rival, ChannelWeb?

Heck, sometimes opposite day can work:

Reality Check

But in this case, the HP pro-and-con coverage seems to be a lame game of oneupsmanship. Five of this. Six of that. Yawn.

Time for The VAR Guy to move onto his seventh coffee of the day. Anybody ready to top that?

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