The first personal computer was launched after the death of the former CEO of IBM
In the 1880s, John R. Opel led IBM to launch the first personal computer. Opel died on the 4th at the age of 86. IBM confirmed Opel's death. From 1981 to 1985, Opel served as the CEO of IBM. He led IBM into a new era, when IBM had just completed years of antitrust investigations. IBM was investigated for competing with Apple and others on home PCs. In August 1981, IBM launched the first personal computer, namely IBM PC. ( Beijing website production )
In 1969, the rise of antitrust litigation, when IBM was accused of anti competitive behavior on the general digital computer, and was asked to spin off the company. The whole lawsuit lasted for 13 years, and it was not until 1982 that the US Department of Justice withdrew the lawsuit.
On July 11, 1983, Opel appeared on the cover of Time magazine. The title of the article at that time was "The Avatar Rises Power: Big IBM Is Good". In 1982, IBM became the most profitable enterprise in the United States with revenue of US $34.4 billion and profit of US $4.4 billion.
Time magazine wrote: "Under the guidance of Opel, IBM behaved like its competitors, entering new markets, chasing new technologies, trimming bloated operations, and generating more revenue than before."
During Opel's four years as CEO of IBM, the company's share price rebounded by 117%, five times the growth rate of the S&P 500 index at that time.
According to the New York Times in 1984, when Opel was CEO, IBM bought a small amount of shares of Intel, and he also reorganized the IBM sales team, so that a single salesperson could sell more kinds of products.
Opel once told Time magazine that he was optimistic about the future of information technology. He once said: "I have heard some people say that people will not use more information. The demand for information processing will be huge in the future, although it may not be infinite."（ High end website construction )
