[Info-vax] OT: Chrome bug with Applet and threading

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 5/25/2012 4:20 PM, MG wrote:
> On 25-5-2012 20:26, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>> On 5/25/2012 9:30 AM, Hunter Goatley wrote:
>>> Times were different then. I wonder what DEC would be like today had it
>>> survived? Would it be the same as HP is today? One would think not, but
>>> to survive, it might have had to change....
>>
>> There is no question that DEC would have to change! DEC failed to change
>> and is now a fond memory. R.I.P. Digital Equipment Corp.
>
> Since you put it like that, I'm almost (emphasis on "almost") glad that
> DEC died. At least DEC died honorably.
>
> - MG

I'd call it greed and stupidity!  Honor not involved.

Did they really fail to see that the competition was eating their lunch?
What DEC sold for $3,000, the competition could and did, sell the 
equivalent "Brand X" for $300.  I bought Brand X.  DEC wouldn't service
the Brand X?  I bought nine spares and when a drive died, I replaced it
and dropped the failed drive in the trash.  Those brand X drives didn't 
drives fail very often.

DEC failed to adapt!
R.I.P. DEC