Packard Bell

Packard Bell's 1999 exit from the U.S. market ended America's largest PC seller of the early 1990s. The company had dominated through aggressive pricing and retail presence, but quality problems and customer service failures destroyed reputation. The brand name had no connection to the original Packard Bell radio company - it was purchased for consumer recognition. Packard Bell demonstrated that market leadership built on cheap hardware and poor quality doesn't sustain.