4 ms·How much did IBM itself benefit from the PC? I thought the clones ate their lunch thereby cylemons 10mo agoHow much did IBM itself benefit from the PC? I thought the clones ate their lunch therejojobas 10mo agoWikipedia says their PC revenue was twice Apple's by 1984 at $4 billion/year. Not bad for a side hustle? My understanding is that clones were a net positive, just like widespread Windows/Office piracy is a net positive for MS.cylemons 10mo agofair enough