KoolMoe
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| reply to richb01803
Re: AT&T will be dissolved
I disagree that they're irrelevant - they have a huge phone switching system. However, they may be made irrelevant if they don't keep on top of VOIP.
If AT&T is focusing on local service, then partnering with Covad would make good sense so they can offer DSL with their POTS service.
And DEC may have sold off the 'crown jewels', but they retained a LOT of intellectual property and patents (the Alpha being a big one), which did make them a fairly valuable company for Compaq to aquire...
Though I agree they overpaid.
I also agree AT&T's future is cloudy, but don't think it's as doomed as you postulate...
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