29 Dec
2005
29 Dec
'05
9:02 a.m.
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