>The discussion we're having here is because there seem to be no repercussions to their failure. What do you mean? There are massive layoffs, a falling share

>The discussion we're having here is because there seem to be no repercussions to their failure. What do you mean? There are massive layoffs, a falling share price and lots of bad press. What other "repercussions" should there be? Should the government come in and shut the place down? Should it force IBM to keep all employees? Again, what sort of "repercussions" should a company have when they make bad business decisions? The shareholders and employees have suffered, that's the punishment.