Why IBM got a reputation of destroying everything they touch?

vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 194 points –

After the Red Hat mess I see many people saying IBM destroys everything they touch, but I can't think of many examples of it. Can you tell me what else IBM has destroyed after acquiring it, or something good that they themselves developed and then ruined it with stupid corporate choices?

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Sametime is equally horrendous.

Back when emojis were novel in the corporate environment, I always questioned who at IBM decided a sheep emoji was a valuable addition. I mean, I used it in messages, but probably not in the way IBM intended....

That’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time…