By Joachim Kempin.
This is the story of VP of Microsoft's OEM division at the time of the DOJ trial. It's an interesting look into what happened.
It's hard to say how the DOJ trial could have been avoided. Given the circumstances, I'm sure the same decisions would have been made over again. Microsoft didn't plan on becoming a monopoly. it happened through an accumulation of smart decisions, competitive responses and a competitive attitude that exists even today.
I kind of like Kempin's occasional thoughts on management. He observes how the 'freedom' pendulum swings. One year, management is empowering employees to take initiative and to lead them selves. The next year management realizes this results in dozens of different standards and directions, and that management must do more to unify and guide the employees.
Perhaps the lesson is that empowered employees are not an excuse to economize on management.
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