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It seemed impossible for DEC to vanish. But due to a series of market changes and poor decisions by management, they are now only a memory. Their productive period was about 30 years, from 1960 to 1990. This 30 year period is a not uncommon one for corporate arcs.

#Google is now 25 years old

Google and Facebook might be ruling to roost today but that’s not going to last no matter what anyone says

Like 8 February at 16:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on postchat.io

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Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)

@kbsez @briankrebs

It's not a universal rule though in tech that companies fail after 30 years…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft

> Founded April 4, 1975; 48 years ago

8 February at 23:20 | Open on mastodon.longlandclan.id.au

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It is not BUT no company is safe from the market and mismanagement—- even international juggernauts and in many cases especially them.

9 February at 2:59 | Open on postchat.io

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@stuartl @briankrebs

It is not BUT no company is safe from the market and mismanagement—- even international juggernauts and in many cases especially them.

9 February at 3:00 | Open on postchat.io