[Info-vax] Dave Cutler, Prism, DEC, Microsoft, etc.

[Michael Kraemer]

Neil Rieck schrieb:
> From page-294 of the book "DEC is Dead, Long Live DEC"
> 
> <quote>
> In June 1998 Compaq purchased DEC for 4.5 billion.
> In June 1999 Compaq sold AltaVista to CMGI for 2.3 billion.
> </quote>
> 
> Is this second line correct? If so, then Compaq acquired all of DEC's
> intellectual property for 2.2 Billion.

I doubt the first line is correct.
Weren't it 9+x billion Compaq paid?