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;
