Denys, its not if you love history, its about "do you learn from history". Very big difference. Michael On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:37:28 -0600, Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >"I love history." > >So did Carly... > >Denys > >-----Original Message----- >From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf >Of Craig Lalley >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:50 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [HP3000-L] Death by indigestion > >As some one kindly pointed out.... on page 142 of "The HP Way" by David >Packard. > >I was looking for the quote before I posted. But I couldn't find it. And >there it is... > >Growth by Acquisition > >"Bill and I had no desire to see HP become a conglomerate, since, as I've >already pointed out, >more companies die from indigestion than starvation." > > >Thanks, > >-Craig > >* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * >* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *