On 8/3/23 3:27 PM, Rahim Azizarab wrote:
IBM is the standard bearer in computer design even when it came to
laptops, just see how well IBM designed the Thinkpads.
I hope you mean "IBM /was/ the standard bearer in computer design....".
I even question that or that hope you mean close to 30 years ago.
IBM was closely followed in the early days of the PC / AT / XT. But
other companies pulled along side and started leading the pack. Notably
Compaq servers in the late 386, 486, and Pentium time frame started
eating IBM's lunch.
It seems like IBM jumped the shark with the PS/2 as far as PCs are
concerned. I think many in the industry -- though maybe not in this
group -- will agree with me when I say that IBM was considered an "also
built PCs" or "they still build PCs?" in the late '90s and early '00s.
The notable exception is the ThinkPad. But IBM gave up on that with the
sale to Lenovo in the early '00s.
I think that x Series servers have been good all along, but they are
through the nose prices compared to competitors.
Grant. . . .
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