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		kakapo5672 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI's Dial-Up Era Because companies are not some monolith, all doing identical things forever. If someone sees a new angle to make money, they'll start doing it. Data General and Unisys did not create PCs - small disrupters did that. These startups were happy to sell eggs.

otterley 3 months ago [–]

They didn't create them, but PC startups like Apple and Commodore only made inroads into the home -- a relatively narrow market compared to business. It took IBM to legitimize PCs as business tools.

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