If I'm not mistaking, IBM was not too happy when the
first clones hit the market.
--- Jerry Wolper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I don't think that was the case. IBM PC became
> prominent because
> >> businesses wouldn't switch from minis to Apples
> because it was
> >> thought of as a "toy".
> >> It was business that made the IBM PC.
> >
> > What?
>
> Mike's right. It was IBM's entry into the market
> that made PCs a
> "safe" purchase for businesses. ("Nobody was ever
> fired for buying
> Blue.") And it was IBM's antitrust concerns that led
> them into their
> non-exclusive deal with Microsoft for an operating
> system, which led
> to both clones and Bill Gates' billions.
>
> -Jerry Wolper
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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