Price slashers: personal computers
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Personal computer (PC) industry giants IBM and Compaq are releasing new lines aimed at the low end of the PC market. The new emphasis on low prices is but one of several changes predicted for the PC industry. Technological advances in processors, networks, and communications will dramatically alter the market.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Back to the garage
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Computing has begun to move away from the PC and is increasingly heading in the direction of the World Wide Web that is the centerpiece of the Internet. Access to the Internet does not rely on the operating system of the PC, which means that eventually they will become obsolete.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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No mercy: personal-computer price wars
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The computer industry has been struggling while the costs of personal computers have been cut in half. Just as it appeared that prices may remain stable during 1993, Compaq announced on Mar 8 a further round of price cuts, which threatens the viability of smaller firms.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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