How do they relate? Are they direct competitors?
2006-11-14 03:38:44 · 7 answers · asked by sandi10017 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
They are all different companies. IBM makes computers. Intel makes computer parts (which IBM may buy and use to put in the computers they make).
Apple makes their own computers, and are therefore competition to IBM (as well as Dell, HP and all other computer makers).
Microsoft creates software that makes the computers usefull. Nearly all computers that are not created by Apple, likely utilize a Microsoft Operating System (i.e. Windows XP). Microsoft also makes software that is compatible with the Operating System that Apple uses.
2006-11-14 03:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by deerslyr_71 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are different companies' Microsoft and Apple compete against each . IBM and Intel are suppliers to Microsoft and Apple.
2006-11-14 11:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are all different companies....ibm and apple are computer/hardware manufacturers,microsoft is a software company......ever heard of windows??? intel makes processors for computers.....as for being direct competitors.....maybe not so much but they all have their niche in the same industry
2006-11-14 11:43:40 · answer #3 · answered by mm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ibm and apple make computers
intel makes cpu, semiconductors
and microsoft is a software producer
2006-11-14 11:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by blur b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all different companies but tapping on each other's softwares and hardwares like oem
2006-11-14 12:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by Tashi Khoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And Apple is now wholly owned by MS if I am not mistaken
2006-11-14 11:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by Rich B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do the same thing but they are owned by different people
2006-11-14 12:14:55 · answer #7 · answered by Sexy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋