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“Edison wrote a small book called 'Warning' which served as the first official public salvo in the most unusual and caustic battles in American corporate history.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: Edison vs Westinghouse competition
For: History enthusiasts and business strategists
Key quote: “He basically wrote a book, a small book on this, and it was called warning, all capital letters with an exclamation point.”
The host discusses Edison's aggressive tactics against Westinghouse, particularly through his book 'Warning', which served as a public attack on AC current. This highlights the intense rivalry in the early electric industry and Edison's reluctance to adapt to better technologies due to ego.