(1) and (2) developed an algorithm, that (3) later optimized and patented. (3)’s patent was granted in the name of Sperry Corporation (that later, through a series of unfortunate events, became Unisys). The company X, unaware of the patent, chose this technique to implement their famous format Y.

X, however, went nuts and decided to require everyone who used Y to pay them (and Unisys) money for using their format. This caused much IT industry uproar and melodrama that went against X and, some believe, eventually lead to X’s downfall.

Now, identify 1, 2, 3 and name the company X and the format Y.

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udupendra, pratap, madhur, duriel, shyam, Shakeel, Dibyo, piezocake, Keerthi Kiran M, shivathilak, RajT, jayanth, yaksha, prasanth, nishansolo, shenoyvarun86, Ganesh Prasad and Tathagata Chatterjee