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0 pointstgma6mo ago0 comments

IBM shouldn't be thought of as a singular company. It is a conglomerate that does widely distinct things. Some enterprise boring profit squeezing, some shady scam "IBM blockchain on Z OS prevents viruses," some research/patent efforts elsewhere.

That said the GP is spot on for this sort of acquisition we know what will happen and has nothing to do with 2nm research division.

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newsoftheday6mo ago

> IBM shouldn't be thought of as a singular company. It is a conglomerate that does widely distinct things.

Agreed, like others, small startup I was with, we were acquired years ago and first advice from IBMers who'd been acquired was that IBM is like 1000 smaller companies.

kedean6mo ago

> IBM shouldn't be thought of as a singular company. It is a conglomerate that does widely distinct things.

This. Employees in the various sub-companies and divisions usually don't even know who most of the executive leadership is outside their little world. There is no cohesive "IBM" anymore, and I don't think there has been for a very long time.

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