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Paul is right though. It's dead in the same sense IBM been dead for many decades.



Back in 2007 to early 2010s? Sure. Certainly not these days though they more or less reinvented themselves (e.g. Windows is basically a side gig at this point, much like Android is for Google).


Well neither IBM is doing much in terms of business machines lately. They are still a second tier giant with enormous turnover. They own a few pieces of popular tech either via acquisitions or licensing agreements but none that came from within the business. Nobody in the industry particularly cares what they're up to.


You are completely right. I think many people still think of Microsoft as Windows and Office.




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