... which were never explicitly measured but were there nevertheless. In the late 1960s, IBM announced a new line of computers, the 360 series, which had been developed with great deal of effort and revolutionized computing in many ways, among them through the introduction of a family of computers covering a range of computing applications with the same architecture. The 360 series also introduced many new technological features, and was a tremendous ... other areas, like electron beam science and technology, x-ray microscopy, and laser science and technology. A remarkable cross-feeding of ...

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... major product . By bundling several software applications into an application suite, Microsoft managed to gain a huge market share. Additionally, Microsoft's market share increased because of its licensing and ownership of copyrights of the software found on most computers bought today, including their operating systems. The computer industry for central processing units (CPUs) and other hardware has remained an oligopoly, with Dell, Gateway, Compaq ... , as oppose to charging a separate price for each product. IBM used this strategy to combine the cost of servicing an IBM computer with t...

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