DocumentCode
1255727
Title
The IBM Personal Computer: A Software-Driven Market
Author
Bride, Edward
Author_Institution
Self, Pittsfield
Volume
44
Issue
8
fYear
2011
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
39
Abstract
Instead of designing the fastest or most powerful computing platform based on new technology, IBM chose the fastest path to market, creating its product from already available parts and signing up with a community of independent software vendors to provide the operating system, tools, and a library of applications.
Keywords
DP industry; IBM computers; operating systems (computers); IBM personal computer; application library; independent software vendors; operating system; software driven market; Companies; Finance; Marketing and sales; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Product design; Product development; Software architecture; Software development; Application software; History of computing; IBM PC; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Personal computers; Software development;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2011.193
Filename
5928307
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