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Ross Perot, former presidential candidate, dies at age 89 - ABC News
Born in 1930, he served in the US Navy, then in 1957 became a salesman for IBM. It was the biggest computer company for a long time, and the only survivor of the makers of electromechanical tabulating machines. Though successful in that career, he decided in 1962 to depart and found his own business, Electronic Data Systems. It did facilities management and early versions of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS (infrastructure, platform, and software as services - SaaS vs PaaS vs IaaS: What’s The Difference and How To Choose – BMC Blogs).
He sold EDS to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988, the same sort of business. He sold PS to Dell in 1999.
His first political involvement was to try to track down hundreds of Americans soldiers that were prisoners of war or missing in action in Vietnam. This gave him bad relations with the Reagan Administration. Then in 1992, he ran for president. From
Ross Perot,
In the election, he received 19.2% of the popular vote, but no electoral votes. He finished third in most states, and second in Maine and Utah. He drew support from across the political spectrum, so he wasn't a spoiler for the Republicans.
He ran again in 1996, getting 8% of the popular vote, and he did not run in subsequent elections. But in 2008 and 2012, he endorsed Mitt Romney. He did not endorse anyone in 2016, however.
Born in 1930, he served in the US Navy, then in 1957 became a salesman for IBM. It was the biggest computer company for a long time, and the only survivor of the makers of electromechanical tabulating machines. Though successful in that career, he decided in 1962 to depart and found his own business, Electronic Data Systems. It did facilities management and early versions of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS (infrastructure, platform, and software as services - SaaS vs PaaS vs IaaS: What’s The Difference and How To Choose – BMC Blogs).
He sold EDS to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988, the same sort of business. He sold PS to Dell in 1999.
His first political involvement was to try to track down hundreds of Americans soldiers that were prisoners of war or missing in action in Vietnam. This gave him bad relations with the Reagan Administration. Then in 1992, he ran for president. From
Ross Perot,His campaign was rather erratic, with him withdrawing for a while and then re-entering. However, he participated in the candidates' debates, with him stating at one point that
I agree. The nations that score highest on quality-of-life indices would be good places to start, nations like northern European ones and Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. We could get a Westminster system with proportional representation and a figurehead president, for instance.
In the election, he received 19.2% of the popular vote, but no electoral votes. He finished third in most states, and second in Maine and Utah. He drew support from across the political spectrum, so he wasn't a spoiler for the Republicans.
He ran again in 1996, getting 8% of the popular vote, and he did not run in subsequent elections. But in 2008 and 2012, he endorsed Mitt Romney. He did not endorse anyone in 2016, however.
