I quite disagree on points, not in spirit. When the original IBM PC came out, it was a major turning point, but not for the reasons given. I was working in the industry at the time, and there were many better models from other vendors available.
What IBM did was to legitimise the PC industry.
I took away the hesitancy of the customers who -up to then- had to make a choice between 5 or so different machines.
The IBM name changed all that. At one stroke the PC became of age, investing in a PC no longer was considered a difficult choice, it became a no-brainer.
I quite disagree on points, not in spirit. When the original IBM PC came out, it was a major turning point, but not for the reasons given. I was working in the industry at the time, and there were many better models from other vendors available.
What IBM did was to legitimise the PC industry.
I took away the hesitancy of the customers who -up to then- had to make a choice between 5 or so different machines.
The IBM name changed all that. At one stroke the PC became of age, investing in a PC no longer was considered a difficult choice, it became a no-brainer.