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> Does anyone else remember the days when "No one ever got fired for buying IBM" was true? You might pay a little extra, but it was never a total fail to use I
by eitland 9y ago
> Does anyone else remember the days when "No one ever got fired for buying IBM" was true? You might pay a little extra, but it was never a total fail to use IBM products.
I never though of it that way but rather as a CYA move.
- dredmorbius 9y agoAnd an integral component of a FUD strategy. Employed elsewhere (o hai msft) but originated, under that particular acronym, at IBM. The cconcept itself can be traced back at least as far as Sun Tzu.
- cromulent 9y agoI'm intrigued about the Sun Tzu history - could you expand a bit more?
- dredmorbius 9y agoThe doctrine is scattered throughout the work, and much of the expansion is in commentary, ancient & modern But: "All warfare is based on deception." https://suntzusaid.com/book/1/18 https://suntzusaid.com/book/1/18 (And following, as below.) Also on the use of spies. More: https://suntzusaid.com/book/11/36 https://suntzusaid.com/book/11/36 https://suntzusaid.com/book/11/37 https://suntzusaid.com/book/11/37