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   Anonymous Coward, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 10:45am

   
   

   Shady dealings in the corporate board room? Never!

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   And corporate officers/boards being shuffled back

   

   The Original Just Matt, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 11:09am

   
   

   No wonder the international press thinks the US is bereft of innovation - we have the same 200 people in charge of every company

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   Stephen, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 11:47am

   
   

   Matt
   
   I noticed the merry-go-round too. Are you suggesting we have an economic Noble class?

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   Matt Bennett, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 11:52am

   
   

   Ah! The whole article is a link!

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   Taking the fun out of it all.

   

   Anonymous of Course, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 12:31pm

   
   

   When A Computer company is run by former Bank
   Executive, on in another case a former CEO of a
   Soft Drink company, they're on the way out.
   
   They're more interested in making money than making
   computers. Sure, everyone is in business to make money
   but when your interest in your product and customers is
   replaced with simple greed, you're dinked.
   
   Sometimes when you concentrate on your product
   and customers, the money is almost a pleasant surprise.
   The reward for a job well done.
   
   HP is on the same glide-path to obscurity that DEC
   traveled not so long ago.
   
   When the suits arrive it's a mature industry. Time to
   move on.

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   natural evolution of a company

   

   Rico J. Halo, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 1:38pm

   
   

   Computer companies are often started by innovators and visionaries. And that works to get the original vision started. But eventually if the business grows it needs business men to keep it running. The guy that starts a 3 person computer company is seldom the same guy that can run a multinational corporation. And yes Steve Jobs and Bill gates are the exceptions to that rule. Generally speaking though thats just the way it is. At a certain point the CEO doesnt have to know the technical ins and outs anymore, he hires people to do that and he runs the management team.
   
   www.thatpoliticalblog.com

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   Re: natural evolution of a company

   

   Anonymous of Course, Nov 20th, 2006 @ 3:21pm

   
   

   Ken Olson

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