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by stallmanite 2389 days ago
So IBM is like a 300ish year old vampire then? They really seem like an outlier longevity-wise.
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SmellyGeekBoy 2388 days ago
If IBM is a "300ish year old vampire", Nintendo is basically God.
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SuoDuanDao 2388 days ago
A better comparison is likely an old tree that is mostly dead tissue, but that dead tissue is solid enough to support its own weight.
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ddalex 2389 days ago
Certainly it feels like that :D
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jquery 2389 days ago
Well, unlike people, companies don't begin to die at a super-exponential rate once they hit a certain age.
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