The Essence of IBM's Success in the PC Industry in the 1980s

question 1

Multiple Choice

The essence of IBM's success in the PC industry in the 1980s was

• A)IBM established a dominant design.
• B)IBM had an established access to the business market, which Apple et al. did not have.
• C)IBM opted to encourage 3rd parties to write software and provide additional hardware, unlike Apple.
• D)all of the above.

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