International Business Machines Corporation Message Board
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IBM getting out of hardware buisness then co will break up into software / serivces
per ceo
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does that mean they're getting out of the meat scale business too?
- 2 Replies to zer0t0l
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no, just punched-card time clocks for their slave employees
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they did make items for HITLER look it up
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are you sure ??????????????????
- 1 Reply to mystk7
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Naaahh, he's talking out his butt.
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do you have a link for this? I just came back from a trip so I'm not aware of this 'hot' news.
- 1 Reply to zer0t0l
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that is INSIDE information (yes that is true)
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lol no.
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You mean John Opel , right ... IBM"S decision to exit hardware goes back to mid 80's .....
once the margins shrink on mainframes / servers , that production will get jobbed out .... they'll make
the chips , and continue with heavy R&D .....
while they never announce such , there should soon be a huge cost reduction in big iron , as the
chip packing completes the migration to organic packaging for the powerful chips .. should be
coming in the next 2 years .... that may save what remnants of hardware IBM currently has ...
but really , IBM could do quite well by just giving away the hardware and providing software / services ...
Once IBM gets a real handle on the carbon nanotubes , you will probably see IBM build their
own massive center , run from the cloud , and finally acheive 40 years of vision ... making computing
a utility ... -
Actually the opposite is happening. Two or three companies will be selling the entire stack from hardware to application software and everything in between including services.
Sentiment: Buy
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In the beginning IBM gave away software to support the mainframe business - now it's close to be turned upside down: giving away mainframes to support the software/service business.
IBM will never give up the mainframe business because it is a vital vitamin for the rest of the business. -
yeah that is the real deal
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