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First IBM who helped to create Microsoft who then helped to create Apple. Guess Apple helped to create ARM.

IBM helping to create Microsoft is well known so lets not dupe that one.

Microsoft helping to create Apple, well Apple went thru a bad phase and Microsoft chucked them enough life-lines to keep going and without those they would of gone under.

Apple, when they started the Newton project helped put ARM were it is today so we shall see were that goes.

Whoever is out infront always gets there head shot at. IBM took major flack for there monoply of the market, then Microsoft and now Apple. ARM just seem to be playing in that nice phase. But early days and not like Apple couldn't indirectly spawn a new leader be it directlly or indirectly. Usualy the pattern is that they will help another company to remove some heat from there ass and that company will outgrown them.

Still IBM still around, Microsoft still around etc etc etc.

Just a case of everybody loves to hate a winner it seems :(.



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