A star is fallen.

Examines the declining financial performance of U.S. computer maker Compaq Computer Corp. in 1991. Historical background of the firm; Success of Dell Computer, maker of IBM clones, in competing with Compaq products; Failure of Compaq to develop cheaper and smaller computers.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Economist Vol. 319; no. 7708; pp. 73 - 75
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 5/25/1991
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