Yes they most certainly did. Check out News.com. There are several articles
about the merger and the loss of identity.

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I've got a Compaq 5WV295 that is almost two years old. It's been a
good computer and has yet to give me any problems. I'm wondering
though if Compaq sort of lost their unique identity when they merged
with HP. For that reason I may not buy another.