Viewing the economy as a whole, rather than just the IBM component thereof, that's exactly what's happening; 10-13K workers are being redeployed to non-IBM jobs. I know this sounds a bit sophistic, but it's also quite accurate.
Not entirely accurate. There is a considerable distinction between being "redeployed to non-IBM jobs" and simply not having a job at all. Things would be different in the laughably implausible event that IBM actually lined up new jobs at other companies for each of the people being laid off.
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Holy radio buttons, Batman...
This one belongs in the Interface Hall of Shame. Have drop-down lists gone out of style?
You're referring to an offshoot (corrolary?) of Scott McCloud's Big Triangle of visual iconography.
Compare also to the Uncanny Valley principle of robotics, which is very similar.
Viewing the economy as a whole, rather than just the IBM component thereof, that's exactly what's happening; 10-13K workers are being redeployed to non-IBM jobs. I know this sounds a bit sophistic, but it's also quite accurate.
Not entirely accurate. There is a considerable distinction between being "redeployed to non-IBM jobs" and simply not having a job at all. Things would be different in the laughably implausible event that IBM actually lined up new jobs at other companies for each of the people being laid off.