Credibility and Facts...
The author would get more credibility if he get the facts straight with better research...
Apple was only "number one" in the 1990's as a personal computer brand and unit sales, it never has large business market share in the 1990's. IBM beat Apple in the 1980's
Compaq did not beat IBM with Taiwanese contract manufacturers, Compaq beat IBM by using generic parts and teaming up with Microsoft. Plus, Compaq did not spend a dime on developing operating system like IBM's OS/2.
But I do agree with the author: Consultants have their place, but they are not good at taking over and running a company in the long term.
February 1, 2007