IBM was broken up by the government and forced them to re-organize. And now they are back in a strong financial position. True, they do not own the computer industry like they did in their early days, but they are setting directions for the industry with their R&D in things like hard drives and copper chips, etc. (real innovating, not MS 'innovation')
I have heard the argument that IBM's anti-trust deal was one of the best things that happened. I don't know if this is true, but it keeps sticking in my mind as I see MS and where it is at now.
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IBM was broken up by the government and forced them to re-organize. And now they are back in a strong financial position. True, they do not own the computer industry like they did in their early days, but they are setting directions for the industry with their R&D in things like hard drives and copper chips, etc. (real innovating, not MS 'innovation')
I have heard the argument that IBM's anti-trust deal was one of the best things that happened. I don't know if this is true, but it keeps sticking in my mind as I see MS and where it is at now.
Just something to think about...