No one remembers the Sperry-Burroughs merger to become Unisys. Tagline, "The Power of ²". It should have read "The Power of √2" as two $3 billion companies merge to become one $1 billion company. The AT&T purchase of NCR for $4 billion wasnt much better.
“There is no reason why someone would want a computer in their home.”
This was the opinion given by Ken Olson, president and founder of Digital Equiipment Corp (DEC). And not so long ago, 1977.