I don't really think that the PC market as it currently exists cares too much about years of authority more so than it cares about cost, or on the opposite end of the spectrum design and power. If it did, HP wouldn't have had to spin off its consumer division and Dell wouldn't have had to go private. It's therefore more important that the logo give HP more of an edge to move up market since I doubt they can compete in the dog eat dog lower end of the market.
I don't really think that the PC market as it currently exists cares too much about years of authority more so than it cares about cost, or on the opposite end of the spectrum design and power. If it did, HP wouldn't have had to spin off its consumer division and Dell wouldn't have had to go private. It's therefore more important that the logo give HP more of an edge to move up market since I doubt they can compete in the dog eat dog lower end of the market.