23 Aug 2014
John F. Akers, 79, Dies; Led IBM as PCs Ascended
Author: admintech | Filed under: TechnologyMr. Akers became chief executive in 1985, as smaller, less expensive computers started to undercut the company’s lucrative mainframe computer business.
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