*Hardware: although Apple and IBM are the two companies that started the personal computer trend, they are now minor players since Dell and Hewlett-Packard have conquered much. Dell & Hewlett-Packard are the leading makers of computer hardware. Just like these two companies are in control of the market share of hardware, Cisco Systems is still the leading maker of network gear for the Internet.
*Software: Microsoft dominates personal computer operating system software and also many application categories including word processing and Web browsers. A lot of software is becoming freeware or shareware like Linux, but the authors do not claim copyright protection, therefore users prefer Microsoft for all the benefits it gives.
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