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Did Apple and Microsoft know exactly what the PC was for in its early days? They certainly had their own ideas for it, but it was down to the rest of the world
by mr_sturd 4y ago
Did Apple and Microsoft know exactly what the PC was for in its early days? They certainly had their own ideas for it, but it was down to the rest of the world to decide that, ultimately.
- nytesky 4y agoPretty sure the killer app was spreadsheets. IBM was international business machines after all, and PC were IBM clones. Also word processing/publishing. Very clear applications with an existing market.