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It wasn't very good for Apple, though...

• sireat 13y ago
  I'd say it was quite good for Apple. Without IBM, Lisa with its 10k price tag might have actually won out over Mac. That is, Apple would have made Lisa their business computer and not even bothered pushing Mac. (see folklore.org et al) At the time, Apple II was not considered business level hardware (although people used it for business, ie VisiCalc). Without IBM entering PC market, the micro revolution would have taken a few years longer.
  • ericd 13y ago
    Interesting viewpoint. I got the impression that the Lisa just wasn't a very good computer, and not worth the price, but maybe you're right.
• melling 13y ago
  Why do you say that? Apple was big in the 1980's.
  • ericd 13y ago
    Because the IBM PC and compatibles ended up running away with the market.
    • melling 13y ago
      That's because, as Steve Jobs put it, Apple squandered a 10 year lead on Windows. You still have to show up and compete. If you look at the market now, Apple is the most profitable "PC" maker.