Word: opel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...John Opel: Shaking Up the Giant
...under its aggressive new chief, John R. Opel, 57, IBM has launched itself in a new direction by marketing a small, low-cost personal computer. The creamy white PC (for personal computer), introduced in August 1981, has set a standard of excellence for the industry...
...have exceptionally skilled semiconductor scientists. In a recent speech IBM President John Opel declared: "We have the lead in technology, and we intend to keep it." IBM may soon mass-produce a 288K RAM memory chip, which can store 294,912 bits of information...
...depositions, 66 million pages of documents, and the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in government and corporate funds, the government finally decided it didn't have a case. IBM's chief attorney called the results "a complete vindication" of the corporate giant, and IBM President John R. Opel, on hearing the news of a settlement, repeated what IBM had staunchly maintained for over a decade: "Our industry is healthy and competitive, and IBM has not violated the antitrust laws...
...office in 1969, Johnson Administration lawyers filed charges against the company for monopolizing the computer industry. Through nearly 13 years of pretrial depositions, court pleading and other legal maneuvering, IBM executives have unwaveringly insisted on their company's innocence. Said the company's president, John R. Opel, after the decision was announced: "This is wonderful news as we start the new year. In effect, the Justice Department and the federal courts have now affirmed what we have contended from the start. Our industry is healthy and competitive, and IBM has not violated any antitrust laws...