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That's the mainframes, power systems, research, and what else?
Considering IBM's patent portfolio, just who has enough money?
Cringely suggests:
Private equity - that'll need to be a consortium, but there shouldn't be any shortage of potential members.
HPE - unlikely. The outflow of talent from the three sections above would leave them unviable.
Oracle - that's a joke. Ditto.
If the cash flow is negative it doesn't matter how well invested you are in patents, at some point it's just an empty shell with expiring patents.
Tell that to Disney. ^^
Huh? Yeah, I'm sure Disney has some patents, but I think you are confusing patents with trademarks and copyrights (which are Disney's real lifeblood).
Disney should stick to animated stuff. People watching that don't care about plot gaps and incoherent stuff.
Wait till you find [youtube.com] out [youtube.com] about YouTube! /s
People will kvetch about anything.
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Who has enough money to buy IBM GTS? (Score:5, Insightful)
That's the mainframes, power systems, research, and what else?
Considering IBM's patent portfolio, just who has enough money?
Cringely suggests:
Private equity - that'll need to be a consortium, but there shouldn't be any shortage of potential members.
HPE - unlikely. The outflow of talent from the three sections above would leave them unviable.
Oracle - that's a joke. Ditto.
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If the cash flow is negative it doesn't matter how well invested you are in patents, at some point it's just an empty shell with expiring patents.
"Expriring" (Score:3)
Tell that to Disney. ^^
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Tell that to Disney. ^^
Huh? Yeah, I'm sure Disney has some patents, but I think you are confusing patents with trademarks and copyrights (which are Disney's real lifeblood).
Re: (Score:2)
Disney should stick to animated stuff. People watching that don't care about plot gaps and incoherent stuff.
Re: (Score:2)
Wait till you find [youtube.com] out [youtube.com] about YouTube! /s
People will kvetch about anything.