In 1988, IBM tried to seize the whole PC market back and make it proprietary again.

This seemed to be the end for the PC open platform. Consensus was that you couldn't win against IBM.

Luckily for history, Compaq, and founding CEO Rod Canion, decided to try.

Read my latest #history longform on the fight for the soul of the PC. And how Compaq won. #technology

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The Man Who Beat IBM

Compaq’s Rod Canion broke Big Blue’s hold on the PC market—and changed computing forever

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