I'll claim that it was better. The trouble was that it was made by IBM who engaged in countless acts of bureaucratic incompetence and corporate self-sabotage.

I'll claim that it was better. The trouble was that it was made by IBM who engaged in countless acts of bureaucratic incompetence and corporate self-sabotage. From the product arriving too late, to IBM not caring about how much it cost its customers, to IBMs hubristic attitude towards third parties, to hilariously incompetent marketing.