That's a brilliant read, thanks for posting. Amazing to see the perspective of an early CIO in action considering the S360 offerings against their competitors as things looked to them at the time. And also a brilliant exposition of what really happened at Xerox from someone with a seat at the table, together with some harsh and true insights into the preference for Marketing over Data in CxO level discussions that has prevailed in corporate boardrooms for far too long now. References to BBN and J.C.R. Licklider are consummately covered also in one of my favourite books about this era, Where Wizards Stay Up Late https://www.amazon.com/Where-Wizards-Stay-Up-Late/dp/0684832674. He could do with an editor and proof reader though.
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