Not at all. Always been a Chinese company. And I'm just now learning that IBM sold them their server business in 2014, and they also bought Motorola in the same year.
Which raises the question: What does IBM even do anymore?
Consulting. So much consulting.
Canada hired IBM to make a payroll system for federal employees. Supposed to replace all the disparate systems, amalgamate all the branches, etc. They royally fucked it up. Phoenix pay system if you want to look it up.
Make people mad about Redhat.
*edit - s/made/mad😩
Speaking as a guy who grew up on Redhat…. Fuck RHEL
They own Redhat.
/throws up
I think it's basically high end military r&d and extensions of it into corporate services
Well based on an above comment and the linked wikipedia page acquiring small tech companies I guess
What is IBM advertising there?
International BMs
Bowel movements or business machines?
Brainy Men.
Black matter
You got it!
The worst of manners from all across the world.
Any one of the large brands they own, I assume: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_IBM
Census machines.
Probably thinkpads or some enterprise stuff.
Thinkpads were sold off to Lenovo 18 years ago.
Huh. Thought IBM owned Lenovo.
Not at all. Always been a Chinese company. And I'm just now learning that IBM sold them their server business in 2014, and they also bought Motorola in the same year.
Which raises the question: What does IBM even do anymore?
Consulting. So much consulting.
Canada hired IBM to make a payroll system for federal employees. Supposed to replace all the disparate systems, amalgamate all the branches, etc. They royally fucked it up. Phoenix pay system if you want to look it up.
Make people mad about Redhat.
*edit - s/made/mad😩
Speaking as a guy who grew up on Redhat…. Fuck RHEL
They own Redhat.
/throws up
I think it's basically high end military r&d and extensions of it into corporate services
Well based on an above comment and the linked wikipedia page acquiring small tech companies I guess