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To: combjelly who wrote (446002)	1/8/2009 12:23:02 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) of 1576179

To be fair, there are some similarities. For example, both do some of the best R&D in the industry, but don't seem to be able to capitalize on it often. IBM did great research...the Watson RC and the Almaden RC as well as some of the facilities in Europe were second to none for pure research...but much of it had poor commercial value, partly because IBM let these centers do their thing with little to no corporate guidance. But you think GM did (does) great R or even D? In the interest of full disclosure, IBM used to be far from my favorite organization. Understandable...particularly these days, IBM is a difficult company with which to do business. However, I will grudgingly admit that they are probably the best marketing organization the planet has ever seen. If DEC(marketing? What's marketing? We don't DO that here.) had a fraction of the marketing power of IBM, they'd still exist... Shhhh...don't tell i-node. He is in DEC's camp on that topic. Al

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