WHEN the personal computer (PC) turned 25 last year, many anniversary articles read like obituaries.

去年，也是个人电脑(PC)诞生25周年之际，许多周年纪念文章读起来却像讣告。

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At the emergence of the computer age, the company got a head start by developing the operating system (OS) for IBM's personal computer (PC) in 1981.

随着电脑时代的来临，1981年，这家刚起步的小公司开始为IBM的个人电脑开发操作系统。

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The second challenge is that the personal computer (PC) market has matured.

第二个挑战是个人电脑市场已经成熟。

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In India, the personal computer (PC) base is limited to about 4 million.

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The development of the Personal Computer (PC) in the 1980s, for instance, created a new industry that grew exponentially for more than fifteen years, rewarding major players like Microsoft and Intel.

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In 2004, personal computer industry pioneer IBM decided to exit the PC business.

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