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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.
It's not - it spilt into 2 some years back. Do try and keep up.
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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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Re: Who has enough money to buy IBM GTS? (Score:2)
It's not - it spilt into 2 some years back. Do try and keep up.