[kevinSuttle]

This is one of the oldest companies in existence. It is hardly on its last legs.

Also, patents are a huge revenue stream at IBM. Always have been. However, that merely makes them the original patent troll. :)

[Marsymars]

> This is one of the oldest companies in existence

One of the oldest tech companies.

There are many hundreds of companies that have been around longer than the United States.

[kevinSuttle]

And this is worth the distinction, why?