aug 12, 1981 - Release of the IBM PC
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- As a direct competitor to Apple's home computers, the IBM PC started competition within the computer industry (which was mostly dominated at the time by monopoly companies like Apple and Commodore). This paved the way for future innovation and technological advancement in the computer world, as companies had to invest more in R&D in order to keep up with the competition
- Partnership with Microsoft who developed the operating system for the IBM PC helped bring Microsoft's name to recognition
- One of the first mass-market computers to be based on open architecture, making it easy for consumers to add, upgrade, and remove computer components. The open architecture design opened up the market for third-party suppliers to provide computer parts, external peripherals, and expansion cards, creating a whole new industry within an industry
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