DEC The Mistakes That Led To Its Downfall (Goodwin Paper) 计算机科学

DEC: The mistakes that led to its downfallDavid T. Goodwin, Roger G. JohnsonBirkbeck College, University of LondonDave.goodwin@gmail.com, rgj@dcs.bbk.ac.ukIn 1987 Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) was the number two computer manufacturer in theworld with its founder being named the “‘most successful entrepreneur in the history of Americanbusiness” by Fortune magazine. This paper looks at the later history of Digital Equipment Corporationand asks how an organisation that was so successful in 19