Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the IBM PC is how Microsoft ended up with the contract for the operating system, which would eventually make Microsoft's MS-DOS the standard and set the stage ...

The Internet is getting a brain, and Microsoft Corp. is looking to control it. As the threat of a court-ordered breakup recedes, the software giant is facing off in cyberspace against a host of rivals ...

Microsoft and IBM were at the birth of the personal computer in the 1980s, but some people want to prove that they ripped off Gary Kildall's code Ruben de Rijcke, Wikimedia Commons An IT consultant ...

IBM's Fletcher Previn says that the company has saved millions of dollars by switching to Macs in the workplace YouTube IBM says that it has saved millions of dollars by getting employees to use Apple ...

For the first time since 1996 IBM's market value has exceeded Microsoft's. IBM's closing price on 29 September was $214bn (£137.4bn) while Microsoft's was a shade behind at $213.2bn (£136.8bn). The ...

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Gerstner was chair and CEO at a time when the firm was struggling for relevance faced with rivals such as Microsoft ...

IBM and Apple have been cosying up for some time now – working together on iOS apps, and also with the former company making a big move to adopt Macs – and now an IBM vice president has been further ...

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the original IBM PC is how Microsoft ended up with the contract for the operating system. This would eventually make Microsoft's MS-DOS the standard and set ...