HP uses third party to sell printers in Iran


	HP uses third party to sell printers in Iran

spirithiker

1-3-2009 10:52 AM

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iran, hewlett-packard, embargo, selling to the enemy, unethical business practices

spirithiker says:

A buck is a buck, right? What do they care about the law or an embargo?

Hewlett-Packard is using third-party distributors to sell printers to Iran. That's big news, if you believe that Iran is the enemy the law says it is, or if you think this kind of stuff doesn't go on every day.

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