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How Did AT&T’s $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong?
At Time Warner, executives saw AT&T as just a “big phone company from Texas.” At AT&T, they thought Hollywood would play by their rules. That combination led to strategic miscalculation unrivaled in recent corporate history.