A bit simplistic but it's the way I feel about HP at the moment. I'm sure you all can think of some other words to describe HP over the years:
1 Foundation (late 60's)
2 Innovation (early to mid 70's)
3 Perfection (late 70's - mid 80's)
4 Stagnation (early 90's - late 90's)
5 Immitation (late 90's - now)
Ken :~)