>> I did not expect HPQ results to be that "good". I don't have the time to check what, if any, are the skeletons in the closet. <<
IMO, It's the time of the year where HPQ loads the shelves at your local retail store so it could be nothing more than "channel stuffing" that boosted the numbers...
Take a look in any Staples, Office Max, Sams Club, Wal-Mart, etc.etc. and they're all loaded with HPQ's goodies...
EOM
Shoreco