Fighting the blues

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IBM has lost much of its market share to computer clones, lower demand for mainframe systems, and higher prices. The computer giant restructured its operations to recapture some of its share. IBM's new operating software is similar to Microsoft's Windows 3.1.

Author: Dalglish, Brenda, Parker, Tim
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
Electronic computers, Management, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, OS/2 2.0 (Operating system), Microsoft Windows 3.1 (GUI)

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Genius at work

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William Gates III is the richest man in the US. As president of Microsoft Corp, Gates hold a stake in the software company worth $7.3 billion. The MS-DOS computer operating system developed by Microsoft is used in 90% of the world's personal computers.

Author: Dalglish, Brenda
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Officials and employees, Computer software industry, Software industry, Microsoft Corp., Cover Story, Behavior, Gates, Bill, MSFT

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Opening the bank

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The merger of the near-bankrupt Central Guaranty Trust Co and Toronto-Dominion Bank was managed by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corp. Toronto-Dominion paid $125 million to acquire the assets of Central Guaranty Trust.

Author: Dalglish, Brenda
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
Banking industry, Canada, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Bank mergers, Toronto Dominion Bank, Central Guaranty Trust Co.

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