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IBM Puts PC Business Up for Sale

Posted by michael on from the end-of-an-era dept.

valdean writes "When I was growing up (in the 80s), there were two kinds of computers that my friends (or, more specifically, our parents) had at home: Apple and the IBM-Compatible. IBM defined the PC at that time, and deserves a large share of credit for taking the PC out of the hobby shop and into the mainstream. Now it looks like IBM is getting out of the PC business altogether. CBS Marketwatch has another report."

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  1. Re:Where did you live? by ediron2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    lol, hahaha, lol hahaha. You have a real set of balls to try to compare those toys with a pc of any vintage! lol! There is a reason why those things didn't last more than one generation. BECAUSE THEY SUCKED SO BAD DUDE! Get a life!!!


    Did you just include the Amiga in a troll about 'toys' and suckage?

    A suicidal troll. Fascinating.

    When the angry torch-bearing mob surrounds you, I suggest you say you meant everything *else* on the list. That, or point up, shout 'Look, a Blimp!', and run like hell!

    Another take: $100 on my first computer immersed me in computers just as well as the $3000 first-generation IBM-PC that a friend slaved away on 3 years of part-time to pay jobs for. Or better, since I had all sorts of free time he didn't, friends to share info, warez software, etc. The first 5 computers I *really* used all had one glaring weakness or another, but each weakness led to cool lessons (assembler, offset-indexing, lookup tables, binary math, hardware-interface timing, soldering, 7400-chip logic design, etc). But the Amiga: multitasking, custom chips, wicked sound/graphics, etc. Oh, and you overlook the obvious: pretty much everything from *then* sucks compared to now. And even the three market leaders for home computers today suck for their own reasons:

    Win PC's: oh, where do I start? Flaky code, insecure OS, and product activation.
    Linux x86: drivers and config nightmares, insufficient software (tax and games, specifically)
    Mac: insufficient software and... uh... well, that's about it.

    Note to self: Why, again, don't I own only Mac's?