[PumpkinSpice]

They were also on the forefront of the "blockchain revolution" several years back.

There's worthwhile research coming out of IBM once in a blue moon, but by and large, they seem to be chasing PR trends.

[joshish]

i remember reading about how IBM was consistently granted the most patents by the USPTO for over 25 years; this thread made me take a look and turns out Samsung bested them last year. and, of course, IBM spun it as a shift to "focusing" and that they did it "on purpose". feels like a sign of the times

[kitd]

They also stopped paying bonuses for patent work. Not surprising it dropped off thereafter.