[jakevn]

Not saying it will happen (just that it usually does), but I almost never see acquired companies immediately turn into the parent. Usually the acquired maintains its course until attrition and cross-pollination replace its original culture with that of the parent. The acquired company eventually exists only as a collection of intellectual property and history. Could take many years depending on how tightly IBM squeezes. That and the acquisition isn't even finalized yet.

[wlesieutre]

I wonder if "We should get this taken care of before IBM takes over" was part of the thought process here.