Since EDS had its own stock, there was an inherent conflict of interest between the companies- an EDS employee working in Detroit at a GM plant was not primarily concerned about GM's performance, but about EDS performance, so they had a blank check to throw money at problems, bill GM, and watch their EDS stock go up. Finally, as Lee quotes Perot - ``GM doesn't honor its contracts'' - Smith had said he would not interfere with Perot, but the relationship fractured from the start, with conflicts over promised compensation to EDS executives being rejected by Smith, who also sent auditors to EDS to irritate Perot.
Since EDS had its own stock, there was an inherent conflict of interest between the companies- an EDS employee working in Detroit at a GM plant was not primarily concerned about GM's performance, but about EDS performance, so they had a blank check to throw money at problems, bill GM, and watch their EDS stock go up.
mark
since
Since
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
EDS
EDS
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
stock
stock
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
inherent
inherent
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
conflict
conflict
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
interest
interest
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
company
companies
NOUN
NNS
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
eds
EDS
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
employee
employee
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
work
working
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Detroit
Detroit
PROPN
NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
GM
GM
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
plant
plant
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
primarily
primarily
ADV
RB
parataxis
Degree=Pos
concerned
concerned
ADJ
JJ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
GM
GM
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
about
about
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
eds
EDS
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
blank
blank
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
check
check
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
throw
throw
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
money
money
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
problem
problems
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
VerbForm=Inf
bill
bill
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
GM
GM
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
watch
watch
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
eds
EDS
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
stock
stock
NOUN
NN
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
advmod
up
up
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Finally, as Lee quotes Perot - ``GM doesn't honor its contracts'' - Smith had said he would not interfere with Perot, but the relationship fractured from the start, with conflicts over promised compensation to EDS executives being rejected by Smith, who also sent auditors to EDS to irritate Perot.
advmod
finally
Finally
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
quote
quotes
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
Perot
Perot
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
GM
GM
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
honor
honor
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
contract
contracts
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nsubj
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
say
said
VERB
VBN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
interfere
interfere
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Perot
Perot
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
relationship
relationship
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fracture
fractured
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
start
start
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
conflict
conflicts
NOUN
NNS
case
over
over
ADP
IN
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
promise
promised
VERB
VBN
nmod
Number=Sing
compensation
compensation
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
eds
EDS
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
executive
executives
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
reject
rejected
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
send
sent
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
auditor
auditors
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
eds
EDS
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
irritate
irritate
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Perot
Perot
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.