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> 1979 ... increasingly-obsolete copiers. In 1979, I doubt copiers were 'increasingly obsolete'; I'd expect the market was growing rapidly. Laser printers, ema
by wolverine876 3y ago
> 1979 ... increasingly-obsolete copiers.
In 1979, I doubt copiers were 'increasingly obsolete'; I'd expect the market was growing rapidly. Laser printers, email, the Internet, didn't yet exist; PCs barely existed, and not in offices. Almost everywhere would have used typewriters, I suppose.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoXerox's copier sales peak was in the early 70's, and then multiple international companies [primarily in Japan] began creating better, less expensive copiers. By the late 70's, Xerox was massively losing marketshare [to both competitors, and to blossoming word processing technologies]. >Laser printers, email, the Internet, didn't yet exist Actually, all three did; the latter was in the form of ARPANET [to be technical, not "The Internet"].
- wolverine876 3y agoOne of us needs sources, and I think it's you :) > Actually, all three did; the latter was in the form of ARPANET [to be technical, not "The Internet"]. True, but a technicality. Very few people knew they even existed, and they had zero impact on Xerox copier sales.
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago>Very few people knew they even existed Does not mean they did not exist. See citations, below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printing (see 2nd intro paragraph) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_email https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_email (see 3rd intro paragraph)
- wolverine876 3y ago? Note the sentence immediately before the one you quoted.