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To be fair, it is quite OK for them to do just that. To cater exclusively to large businesses that require multi decade support and who demand specialized featu
by pm90 7y ago
To be fair, it is quite OK for them to do just that. To cater exclusively to large businesses that require multi decade support and who demand specialized features. The reason those wealthy clients are still with IBM is precisely because they can trust IBM (it’s possibly the only tech company they do trust).
IBM marketing is all smoke and mirrors to convince everyone that they’re cutting edge in areas they’re not. They don’t need to be; their important customers are fine. The customers just want to feel like they’re working with an “innovative” company, and that feeling is delivered by IBM marketing and M&A.
- jhallenworld 7y ago>The customers just want to feel like they’re working with an “innovative” company Actually this fully explains their foray into "blockchain". It's the hottest thing to happen to banking since the web, even though it may be pointless.
- girvo 7y agoAs someone who's built "production" software on top of IBM's "private blockchain" tech... it isn't quite pointless, but it's not far off; though that was a few years ago at this point lol
- jhallenworld 7y agoWell I have to ask.. What problem did the private block tech solve for you?