The sun is already setting on IBM, ever since Microsoft came into the scene by licensing DOS with every IBM PC. Adding to IBM's woes are PC-Clone (thank god for that) that allowed competitors like HP and Dell to flourish, OS/2 that flopped and then later IBM relinquished all of their PC/Notebook products to concentrate on their consultancy services. IBM is just too big and slow to adapt to new trends or needs by clients/consumers, which Apple, Microsoft and others have capitalized on. If IBM ever want to survive, they must change.
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The sun is already setting on IBM, ever since Microsoft came into the scene by licensing DOS with every IBM PC. Adding to IBM's woes are PC-Clone (thank god for that) that allowed competitors like HP and Dell to flourish, OS/2 that flopped and then later IBM relinquished all of their PC/Notebook products to concentrate on their consultancy services. IBM is just too big and slow to adapt to new trends or needs by clients/consumers, which Apple, Microsoft and others have capitalized on. If IBM ever want to survive, they must change.