Rival contractors last week asked a federal administrative judge to suspend the no-bid contract between the US Postal Service and Perot Systems Corp until an inquiry can be completed – and the dissidents, GM’s Electronic Data Systems, Planning Research Corp, have the backing of members of Congress – but the redoubtable H Ross himself is unequivocal and dismissive: describing the opposition as similar to attempts by IBM to drive EDS out of business in its early days, he recalled that When I started EDS, IBM organised a five-man team to put me out of business – it was like nuclear war; now GM and EDS have a concerted effort to do it again – compared to being attacked by IBM and nuclear war, this is more like a light spring rain.
