I remember going to the huge Compaq Singapore factory in Yishun in 1992, which had around 1600 employees, to assess if we can take over the support of their Banyan Vines system, as a junior engineer. 7 years later, in 1999, they laid off everyone and closed the factory, which supplied 90% of Compaq's PC boards worldwide.

Compaq's CEO at the time of the Compaq downsizing and eventual acquisition, Michael Capellas, is now the advisor to the company I work for. And the man who sold the Banyan Vines solution to Compaq in the 90's is now my boss.