The Question:
The business proprosal for development of this revolutionary product
was first offered to IBM and then Kodak, which did not see any business
potential in the proposal. A little known company by name The Haloid Corporation
took over the concept and launched it in 1950. Subsequently it changed
its name to that of the product. Name the product and the eponymous company.
The answer:
The Xerox Machine and the Xerox Corporation.
Results of Gopal's Weekly Quiz - 47:
No of respondents: 3
No. of correct answers: 3
The Respondents:
1. Deepa Muthukrishnan
Her Answer: The
company: Xerox Corporation
The product: The photocopier,
what we commonly call the Xerox machine
2. Ameesha
Her Answer: Photocopiers.
Haloid Company changed it's name to Xerox Corporation.
(from the word xerography)
3. Rhys Battrick
His Answer: xerox
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