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PCs only turned out different from any other siloed computing platform thanks to IBM not being able to sue Compaq.

As for how it would be like, just like Acorn, Atari, Amiga and Apple were at the time.



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I.e. killed by a more open platform and inevitable corporate mismanagement...?

Killed by Compaq being clever with clean room reverse engineering.

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