IBM

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Founded: 1911
What It Used to Do: The company first sold commercial scales and punch card tabulators, and later, massive mainframe computers and calculators.
What It Does Now: Software, consulting services, IT services
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Xerox

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Founded: 1906
What It Used to Do: It was first founded as the Haloid Company, which manufactured and sold photographic paper.
What It Does Now: Sells toner, ink, software, scanners, inkjet printers and copy machines
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