Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leading Edge (company)

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The result was keep. — CharlotteWebb 02:52, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Leading Edge (company)

Never heard of these guys. Notability needs to be established, otherwise this article is hard to justify. The link to about.com and the BBS really says nothing. Egil 05:42, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete trivial, obsolete PC manufacturer --Steve 05:53, 31 October 2006 (UTC)Keep per references, thanks Edison --Steve 22:40, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I don't see any evidence of meeting WP:CORP. Deli nk 13:24, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. References recently added establish notability. Deli nk 19:58, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. The fact that the company is defunct (or that it survives only as a division of another company) is irrelevant. It was notable as a computer manufacturer in the past, and so it retains its notability. The problem, though, is that locating references on the company is difficult 20 years later. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 14:46, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - notable as one of the first manufacturers of desktop IBM-PC clones, along with Kaypro, NEC, and Compaq. See last comment - because they're no longer in business or you've never heard of them doesn't mean they should be deleted. History, anyone? See Leading Edge Model D and do a Google search for the complete term. --Vossanova ^o< 19:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep I added a number of references to substantiate its meeting WP:CORP. The company was a substantial challenger to IBM with its powerful PC clones, and one of the top selling computer companies in its heyday, and their Model D was a Consumer Reports Best Buy. Notability verified via reliable sources. Edison 20:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep as Edison has fulfilled notability requirements. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 22:38, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep They were widely known. Fg2 07:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
• keep. "I don't know about it so it surely must be deleted" syndrome strikes again. This company had the 6th largest market share in the early days of personal computing, with millions of dollars in sales. Unfocused 16:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and strongly so, this was once a leading personal computer company. Yamaguchi先生 19:36, 1 November 2006

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.