1.0markwilson.ithttps://www.markwilson.co.uk/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OykCBwWG2t"><a href="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/12/ibm-sells-its-pc-business.htm">IBM sells its PC business</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2004/12/ibm-sells-its-pc-business.htm/embed#?secret=OykCBwWG2t" width="600" height="338" title="“IBM sells its PC business” — markwilson.it" data-secret="OykCBwWG2t" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Last night, on my way home, I heard BBC Radio 4 reporting on IBM’s sale of its PC business to Lenovo. So what! Another merger in the overcrowded PC manufacturing space. Well, absolutely, except that IBM invented the personal computer and were the third largest PC retailer in 2004! It will be interesting to see … Continue reading