Monopolie en macht in de personal computer industrie. Een historisch-sociologische case study van Intel's dominante positie

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Monopoly and Power in the Personal Computer Industry: A Historical Sociological Study of Intel's Dominant Position. Investigates the emergence and continuation of the firm Intel's dominant position as a microprocessor manufacturer for the personal computer industry, often categorized as a monopoly. A historical-sociological perspective emphasizes power relationships and strategies as key factors in gaining a dominant place within the industry. Microprocessors were developed by an Intel research team in 1971, soon after the firm's spin-off from Fairchild Semiconductor in 1968. Microprocessors quickly found many industrial applications. Intel's model 8080 microprocessors enabled the firm to gain ground over its competitors Motorola and Zilog. Moreover, throughout the 1970s, Intel developed a complex network of licenses, patents, and second source agreements. In the early 1980s, the firm IBM began to manufacture personal computers in addition to mainframes, and opted to base its 16-bit architecture on Intel's 8086 architecture, purposefully designed to be compatible with IBM's 360/370 mainframes. Current threats to Intel's dominance of the market are reviewed, eg, alternative microprocessors, new software, imitations, and legal challenges. 28 References. Adapted from the source document.