[TheRealPomax]

You mean mcdonnell douglass. Who went "we both know who's on top here" when they merged, immediately put all of its own people in positions of power, and then effectively destroyed boeing from the inside out in order to maximize shareholder value, until only their name was left and some 350 people were in literal body bags.

[bilbyx]

I agree that the bean counters from McDonnell Douglas played a big role in Boeing's decline. but it's important to remember that the merger was a negotiated one, not a hostile takeover. Still, it's sad to see how many once-great engineering companies - like DEC, HP, SUN - have been brought down by poor leadership.