It was promoted as the final showdown. During the preceding months there had been vicious campaigns run against the other. Brutal, ugly propaganda campaigns aimed to persuade the judges. The event was the Columbian Exposition. Westinghouse and Tesla stood on one side, equipped with the alternating current system. On the other side Thomas Edison and General Electric were trying to retain their current title by promoting direct current.
The contest winner would power the Chicago World's Fair. It was a winner take all prize because the systems were incompatible. So it is with today’s ERP systems.
What do you mean? Well I’ll get into that.
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