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by drdeadringer 3011 days ago
> everybody knows what IBM's about now

I don't work for, nor have I applied to work for, IBM so maybe I'm more dense than my question illustrates... but what is IBM about these days as you mention? Please help me get rid of the rock over my head on this topic.
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rhizome 3011 days ago
but what is IBM about these days as you mention?

Since they sold off their consumer hardware businesses, it's all about their Global Services consulting and a little bit of big iron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_computer).

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mrj 3010 days ago
Well, that's pretty much my point. There was a time when they dominated everything. Now they've sunk to such irrelevance that I don't know what to say, either. They don't have anything I care about.

They're about bad decisions. A cautionary tale to tell young CEOs about mistreating the workforce.

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