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To: i-node who wrote (446409)1/9/2009 5:34:10 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1574664
 
The IBM PC was not an innovation. It was not anything special. It was merely a big brand belatedly committing to something that everyone already knew was coming!


Perhaps you under estimate the impact - IBM's name legitamized the PC as a business tool. Before them we had CP/M and other hobby OSes and no business model to make money selling software. The VIC20, AppleII and Kaypro owners simply stole software - IBM PC owners bought their software.



To: i-node who wrote (446409)1/10/2009 2:01:29 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574664
 
" To date, they have never built a decent PC and they sure as hell haven't been creative in any sense of the word."

That's a silly statement; as for creativity, if you measure by the number of patents issued each year, I can't remember the last time IBM was not first.


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