Like most others in Silicon Valley, I've watched Hewlett-Packard's slow-motion train wreck - its unethical and probably illegal anti-leak spying program - with awe. HP has compounded its behavior with a bumbling, limited hang-out PR strategy.

Company founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, whose "HP Way" was a testament to doing things honorably, are surely spinning in their graves. Meanwhile, the current management is trying hard to spin its misbehavior into something that will let the company go back to business ...