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Re:The Rise and Fall of the 'IBM Way' by cbarrick on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:25PM (#38658386)
> For a brief, maybe fifteen year period out of their 100 year history.

More like 34 years.

The IBM PC debuted in 1981, and they sold their PC business to Lenovo in 2005.

> And even those weren't big sellers.

Still, let's not downplay the impact that the IBM PC had on the industry.

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Re:The Rise and Fall of the 'IBM Way' by mikestew on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:46PM (#38658596)
More like 24 years, but point taken. I thought the PC end was sold off in the late 90s.
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