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169 points rbanffy | 2 comments | 08 Apr 25 07:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.488s | source

1. kwanbix ◴[08 Apr 25 15:10 UTC] No.43622709[source]▶

As an ex-IBMer, I miss the IBM of old. So much innovation. Now they are just a consulting company. So sad to see it go that way.

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2. winrid ◴[08 Apr 25 15:49 UTC] No.43623167[source]▶

Indeed. Their current goal as communicated to shareholders is literally to move all engineering offshore.

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