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Bill fargo:

And there were people Who said we need to get a low cost product out there now And take on these people.

That was primarily led by pfeiffer.

I think it has been a little bit more Difficult for them to keep up with the changing In technology.

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Compaq, a darling of wall street That could do little wrong in the past, Found itself on the market's bad side last week, Compaq's stock plunged.

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On paper, combined losses to all shareholders Of more than $740 million.

It certainly is a stumble in the eyes of the stockholders.

We didn't want to disappoint relative to expectations, But I think you've got to differentiate that From the actual health of the company.

Ben, with some prodding from pfeiffer, Was becoming paranoid that we would not be able to recognize, And switch, and move, from as high a quality provider as we Were to low cost computers.

Ben rosen:

We certainly started seeing changes In marketing strategies, changes in the competitor base, Changes in the importance of pricing.

The essential view was that rod could not Adapt to what the company needed going forward.

Ben had other concerns about it.

He was more concerned about me losing Commitment to the company.

Rod was working on a low cost concept, But I don't think he was pushing it enough to satisfy the board.

The chairman of your company is a guy named ben rosen.

What's the chemistry between the two of you?

I'd say ben and I are very good friends.

Ben joined compaq at a time when we were just forming, And I think he's played a key role in helping Guide us along the way.

We have a lot of mutual respect, and we bring Different things to the party.

Roger mcnamee:

You have to give ben credit for two things.

One, he saw that the vision was a real vision.

He got it right away because they did finance the plan, And then at each stage thereafter He encouraged and supported.

Without ben rosen compaq computer corporation Would not be where it is today.

Bill fargo:

The board did not want To take any action against rod, but they got to the point Where they felt like we had to do something.

Jim harris:

Ben decided that he might want To create a situation where there's Kind of two bosses, pfeiffer and rod, Because of a loss of confidence in us.

Roger mcnamee:

There are some management changes That you make because an opportunity is created By bringing that new person in, and even at the time, There was no evidence of that at compaq.