IBM Getting PwC Consulting for $3.5 Billion

MoThugz writes: "This Yahoo! News article reports that IBM will be buying PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting for a cool $3.5 billion in cash and stock. From the page: 'The purchase is aimed at boosting slowing revenues in the computer giant's large services business, which now accounts for more revenue than its well-known computers and mainframes. ... The merger gives IBM, the world's largest supplier of computers and computer services, the consulting arm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest accounting firm. The combined IBM-PriceWaterhouseCoopers will rank a close second to top consultant Accenture Ltd. , formerly Andersen Consulting.'"

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Re:That was fast

[Quantum Singularity]

I believe Andersen was bought out by Accenture, now it's the Big Four.

ROLM

[Rupert]

Back when I worked for IBM in telecomm, we "merged" with a company consisting of four guys in Santa Clara. Much use was made afterwards of the Far Side cartoon with the penguin singing "I just gotta be me".