Template:Did you know nominations/IBM Product Center
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:02, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
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IBM Product Center
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- ... that in 1981, a customer could have bought a photocopier from an IBM Product Center (logo pictured) for $39,000? Source: "Those who come to Philadelphia can choose among 17 products: word processors, typewriters, an electronic cash register, a dictating machine, a Series III copier (price: $39,000, the most expensive machine in the store) ..." (4)
- ALT1:... that according to one economist, IBM sold off their Product Centers (logo pictured) because they decided they were "a technology company, not a retailer"? "Shortly after completion of this study, IBM decided that it was a technology company, not a retailer, and it sold its Product Centers to NYNEX ..." (7)
- Reviewed: Musca depicta
Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 00:16, 28 September 2021 (UTC).
Hi DigitalIceAge, review follows: article created 27 September; article exceeds minimum length, is well written and cited inline to reliable sources throughout; I didn't spot any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a sample of the sources; hooks are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to source cited; image created by nominator and is correctly licensed as consisting of simple geometric shapes and text and therefore not copyrightable. Just awaiting a QPQ on this one. I really enjoyed reading this article, thanks for creating it - Dumelow (talk) 06:03, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! I'll have the QPQ done pretty soon. DigitalIceAge (talk) 06:23, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- Reviewed Musca depicta. Glad you liked the article btw. DigitalIceAge (talk) 07:53, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
Thanks DigitalIceAge, looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 10:59, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
