In the late 1970s, Exxon - yes, the oil company - declared war on IBM. It is strange. But since the start of the decade, the company had been slowly buying technology startups. Including one very iconic chip company. Then in 1978, they declared their intention to merge those startups together and take on Big Blue. Did Exxon succeed? In this video, we look at that time when the most iconic oil company in modern history took on the office equipment business.

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