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Podcast: Coder Radio
Episode: Episode 305: Perpetual Beta Tester
Description: We revisit IBM’s total dominance over the PC industry in the early 80s, how they got there, and how we can apply the IBM model to current events.
Plus a batch of your feedback, and a defeated discussion about the state of all desktop operating systems and hardware kicked off by Apple’s taking our beer away.Links:Big A Says Keep an Eye on Playgrounds Esteban with words from the gut History of IBM — In 1911 the company that leased Unit record equipment, especially Hollerith punched cards and card readers to government bureaus and in...