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From: tuba@ur-tut.UUCP (Jon Krueger)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: Looks like AT&T is leaving DEC owners in the cold!
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Date: Thu, 28-Nov-85 12:10:40 EST
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In article <29@pixdoc.UUCP> vsh@pixdoc.UUCP (Steve Harris) writes:
>A recent issue of Forbes (I don't have the date -- but the cover story
>is on the AT&T - MCI - Sprint battle for long distance service) suggests
>that AT&T may be looking to acquire (merge with) DEC to shore up its
>computer know-how in the upcoming main event against IBM.  Or if not
>DEC, some other established major player in the DP biz.

Forbes might be best described as the National Enquirer of business
journalism.  If you read about it in Barrons, Wall Street Journal, or the
business pages of the New York Times, the rumor would gain credibility.  On
the other hand, DEC sources known to me have mentioned how much ATT would
love to own DEC technology...and how many DEC people would quit if they
did.  Heard the same thing from Apple people.  There are some people who
work for DEC and Apple who cannot be acquired with the company.