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I definitely dislike what computers have become. The explosion of home computers followed by the Internet was based on standards and compatibility. If companie
by boudin 6y ago
I definitely dislike what computers have become.
The explosion of home computers followed by the Internet was based on standards and compatibility. If companies would have needed the approval of IBM to distribute an app on an IBM PC or even create some compatible hardware, almost none of the big player now would exists. Same for the web, email etc...
- pjmlp 6y agoCompaq spoiled IBM plans.
- saxonww 6y agoRelevant to this discussion: Compaq had to reverse-engineer the IBM PC BIOS instead of just copying it because of this decision involving... Apple Computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Franklin_Computer_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Frankl....