• sramder@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Anyone member when IBM decided it was an “ideas company” or some bullshit like that?

    I mean, they still make more than I do, but when was the last time anybody thought of IBM?

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      13 hours ago

      For consumer electronics? Probably a long time. For industrial applications? Quite often.

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        9 hours ago

        That’s true, it took them 10-15 years but they built a huge service business. I was specifically referring to the loss of the desktop market to the “clones” which has a rough equivalence.

        It was more of a cheap shot than a serious prediction ☺️ As long as MS controls the licensing and software this is a completely logical move.