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quote::Guess what! Companies would immediately flourish making clones but almost immediately collapse because other companies would not be developing new technology.

Guess what. The PC is almost ubiquitous because IBM published the specs for it as an open system, no patents, anyone could clone it. It was the closed proprietary hardware systems that died, need I mention Amiga.
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Yes, mainframes are Peripheral  eis5 | 01/20/09
Well said!  steeleweed@... | 01/21/09
Blah, Blah, Blah  bmonster | 01/21/09
Sauce for the goose  John L. Ries | 01/20/09
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Apple needs same sauce on iGoose  Brent R Brian | 01/21/09
Antitrust law ...  George Mitchell | 01/21/09
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RE: IBM accused of mainframe monopoly  dave@... | 01/20/09
RE: IBM accused of mainframe monopoly  eorussell@... | 01/21/09
Rubbish  tracy anne | 01/21/09
They don't teach COBOL, JCL, VSAM or VTAM...cause nobody needs it.  trybble1 | 01/21/09

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