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> IBM never really got off mainframes for similar reasons. You could kinda say they made the PC? Also involved in PowerPC processors. Not getting of mainframe
by rightbyte 4y ago
> IBM never really got off mainframes for similar reasons.
You could kinda say they made the PC? Also involved in PowerPC processors.
Not getting of mainframes were not their problem I think.
- hodgesrm 4y agoIBM made the PC but others monetized it, most notably Microsoft followed by Compaq and Dell. [0] The PC architecture was not proprietary, and IBM didn't control the operating system. By contrast IBM made boatloads of money off mainframes and their advantage was durable. That business line is still quite profitable even today. (Just not very big in comparison to the IT market.) [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/timbajarin/2021/08/25/attack-of-the-clones-how-ibm-lost-control-of-the-pc-market https://www.forbes.com/sites/timbajarin/2021/08/25/attack-of...