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What the consumer doesn't know can hurt him because he could wind up with a computer chip that failed a quality-control test but still reached the market. This is less likely to happen to purchasers of big-name computers such as Apple, IBM or Compaq, however, since major companies either make their own chips or purchase them straight from the manufacturer...
...Compaq Computer...
...Compaq Contura: in my opinion PCs with the best values. Manufactured by a company you can trust...
...notebook computers, check out the IBM ThinkPad, the Apple PowerBook, and those manufactured by Compaq...
Ironically, the price war may have strengthened U.S. computer leadership in some key markets. American firms, which feared a takeover by Japanese firms during the 1980s, have exported their cutthroat pricing to Tokyo with stunning success. Led by IBM, Dell and Compaq, U.S. companies sent shock waves through the Japanese PC establishment by trimming prices up to 30%. While Japanese domestic manufacturers, such as Fujitsu and NEC, have responded with deep discounts of their own, they have been unable to shake off the Americans, much to the delight of Japanese consumers...