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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...many outsiders. The PC business had boomed, after all, in part because the software (that is, the operating system) was separated from the hardware. "PC compatibility" meant that anyone could build a box that ran Microsoft's Windows operating system, and that initially made many companies enormously successful, from Compaq to Dell. But it also created a race to the bottom as hardware makers were forced to continually offer consumers more bells and whistles for less money. At the same time, Microsoft's operating system, which had to support an enormous and diffuse ecosystem of computers, became increasingly clunky, hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thinking Like Apple, Oracle Buys Sun | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...Previously worked for rivals IBM and Compaq, and served as COO of computer reseller Intelligent Electronics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tim Cook: The New Steve Jobs? | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

...Cook heads Apple's Macintosh division and prior to joining Apple was VP of Corporate Materials at Compaq. He also spent more than a decade at IBM in leadership in manufacturing and distribution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steve Jobs Is Off the Job at Apple | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

Before joining Apple, Cook was VP of Corporate Materials at Compaq, responsible for procuring and managing product inventory. He also was the COO of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics. In addition, he spent more than a decade at IBM in leadership in manufacturing and distribution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steve Jobs Takes Medical Leave From Apple | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

...recent Sunday at Lakewood gives some idea of the emphasis on worldly gain that disturbs Warren. Several hundred stage lights flash on, and Osteen, his gigawatt smile matching them, strides onto the stage of what used to be the Compaq Center sports arena but is now his church. "Let's just celebrate the goodness of the Lord!" Osteen yells. His wife Victoria says, "Our Daddy God is the strongest! He's the mightiest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does God Want You To Be Rich? | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

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