Every Computer Brand Explained in 19 Minutes

By Explainer Chris

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Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI — today they all sell computers, but how they got here is way messier than it looks. Reverse-engineered machines, dorm-room startups, corporate betrayals, and one company selling its entire PC identity for $1.75 billion. Here's the full story of every major computer brand, explained. 📖 What you'll learn: • How Apple went from a circuit board you assembled yourself to a company that told Intel "we'll handle it from here" — and why the M1 launch in 2020 was the most underrated turning point in modern computing • Why IBM's decision to use off-the-shelf parts and let Microsoft keep the OS licensing rights accidentally created the entire PC industry as we know it • How Compaq legally reverse-engineered IBM's BIOS using "clean room" engineering — and why that one move shattered IBM's monopoly and made PC clones possible • How Dell built a $100 billion empire by cutting out the middleman entirely, letting you order a custom PC like ordering a pizza before

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