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The Cautionary Tale of Compaq | On This Day
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2:18Now PlayingOn this day back in 1998, the PC maker Compaq completed its purchase of Digital Equipment Corp. It was a $9 billion deal that was then the largest ever acquisition in the computer industry. And while the deal vaulted compact to the second biggest player in the industry after IBM, it ultimately contributed to its downfall.
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