다만 시가총액에서 HP의 가치는 290억 달러로 제록스의 3배가 넘는 규모여서 인수가 성사되기 어려울 것이란 관측이 많았다.
However, there were many observations that the acquisition would be difficult because the value of HP in market capitalization was $29 billion, more than three times that of Xerox.