Notes

Introduction

1. BusinessWeek, “Gerald Levin Looks Ahead,” November 6, 2000.

2. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, “Levin Apologizes for ‘Worst Deal of Century,’” Financial Times, January 4, 2010.

3. An overview of the Microsoft–Yahoo! negotiations is available in summary form and in a number of New York Times articles; see http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/yahoo_inc/yahoo-microsoft-deal/index.html.

4. Interview on CNBC “Squawk Box” program, September 10, 2009, online at http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bartz-to-CNBC-You-Think-Im-Stupid-58503652.html.

5. For a comprehensive discussion of Digital's problems, see Edgar Schein, DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2003).

6. “Digital Equipment Corporation: ...

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