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To: George Wave who wrote (136929)7/17/1999 11:39:00 PM
From: Mike Van Winkle  Respond to of 176387
 
George, re: VASTLY different corporate cultures, which are in essence, a reflection of Rosen and Waite. If that hurdle were to be overcome, I would watch this situation ever so carefully, IMHO.

This makes me remember the movie "The Island of Dr. Mareau (sp?)."
Where to begin. The point of merging the two companies would be what? Manufacturing is batch for indirect (CPQ), and build to order for direct (Gateway). Customer contact and support for the two companies is different. Who would design the Gateway computers? Would they be different than the CPQ computers? What about marketing? It just makes no sense.

M. Dell would grin from ear to ear if CPQ married Gateway.
Cheers
Mike