Four Lessons from Top Tech Companies
Some little-known facts about some of the world’s most successful technology companies could give you ideas for your own business. These are companies that have continually transformed themselves to stay relevant. They’ve gone through long downswings, yet have reemerged triumphant. They’re proof that a good brand isn’t enough without ideas and execution. So here are four lessons, from IBM, Dell, Apple, Intel and Microsoft. Keep an eye out for new markets and continually reinvent yourself. An early incarnation of IBM was called the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, which manufactured and sold tabulators and punched cards – but also sold meat and cheese slicers. Since then, the company has given the world ATMs, floppy disks, hard drives, UPC codes, magnetic stripe cards and DRAM, among other inventions. Think outside (or on the side of) the box. Dell’s first ads were placed on the back of pizza boxes. A smart move for a company that was launched in a dorm room. Look around ...
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List of Microsoft tablet models announced Monday
On Monday, Microsoft Corp. announced the Surface, a tablet computer it believes will compete with Apple Inc.'s dominant iPad. There are two models of the Surface, one with an ARM processor featuring Windows RT, and another with an Intel processor featuring Windows 8 Pro. Two important things Microsoft didn't specify: How long the Surface's battery lasts on a single charge and the prices the tablets will carry when they hit stores this fall....
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