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EMC co-founder kills himself

• yannis 17y ago
  >Egan had an amazing life, encompassing involvement in the Apollo space programme, the US Marines, starting and building the most successful storage company on the planet, and becoming the US ambassador to Ireland. Finally, aged 73 and facing a lingering death, he ended the battle decisively and on his terms. He was never a shrinking violet. Would you do the same? I would!
• maxharris 17y ago
  "Maybe I don't have any compassion. Maybe these things I am doing are not altruistic. If you do it for altruistic reasons, it will collapse. To do good just to feel good is no good." I especially like this quote, and I think this idea had a lot to do with his success. I wish the title somehow explained the fact that he was about to die from lung cancer. While factual, "EMC co-founder kills himself" is a vast oversimplification that probably leaves many readers with the wrong idea.