23 Apr
1999
23 Apr
'99
7:56 a.m.
They (DEC)
wouldn't sell
directly to the government because that required they let government
auditors look at their books. There was too much risk that the word would
leak out that their profit margins on their mini's were pretty generous.
That would have led to competition, which they really never enjoyed.
Dick
This is unadulterated #@$&*() bull.
And revisionist history with an agenda sucks.
I take serious offence to this. DEC sold directly to the government.
They (the gov't) was their second largest customer when I was there
(behind the good old AT&T Ma Bell folks). I was a dedicated Field
service type at Fort Monmouth. I also did time as a government
contractor on projects.
What are you basing this opinion on.
Bill