On 28/12/05 16:19 +0530, Dinesh Shah wrote: > > Even though Apple was great technology, IBM PC and Microsoft took the > market. Why? Because, despite many problems, people show value in buying > PC over MAC.
The IBM PC became popular after Compaq reverse engineered the BIOS, and did a cleanroom implementation, allowing for IBM PC clones. And the PC won on the sheer basis of price. Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
