Now that's power

At 3:59 PM today, Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) posts:

HP UPDATE: Well, I finally got to someone at HP last night (my slowness, not theirs) and the computer is on its way back for repairs. They were quite nice. Am I getting special blogger-treatment? Possibly, but I've gotten several emails like this one from Gary Wishon: "My HP laptop was picked up FedEx on Tuesday and I was using it again on Thursday PM. With a follow-up call 2hrs after arrival. I'd buy HP again anytime--and have." And I didn't get any horror stories like I keep hearing about Dell...

At 7:30 PM, AP headline:

HP Gains on Dell in Tough Computer Market

We all knew he was influential, but who knew just how much? And should we be afraid?

Update: Welcome Instapundit readers! Thanks for the "Heh", Glenn!