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I agree that IBM has a "high purpose." Though, I'm not convinced. Given that Google also tries to branch out to other domains, why shouldn't IBM do the same? G
by draz 16y ago
I agree that IBM has a "high purpose." Though, I'm not convinced. Given that Google also tries to branch out to other domains, why shouldn't IBM do the same? Google offers enterprise search boxes, it is (try to get) involved in the healthcare domain (through collaboration with medical institutions as well as Google Health), etc.
Chess, I think, was too limited and market share is too small (hence, no threat to EA). But something like this is applicable to many different domains, including a web search.
- mindcrime 16y agoThough, I'm not convinced. Given that Google also tries to branch out to other domains, why shouldn't IBM do the same? Sure, I agree in principle. And I suppose if IBM management thought that was the right avenue for them to grow, they would do it. I just haven't seen much to make me think IBM have any interest in the consumer space at the moment. That could certainly change, but I personally wouldn't bet on it happening anytime soon. But, weirder things have happened...
- kls 16y agoYeah, I would agree with the no movement towards the consumer space, if anything they have retreated from it with the sale of the PC division to Lenovo. As well the time to challenge Google was 5-7 years ago, when they where at their peek of dominance. The way people consume information on the net is changing and even Google has to figure out where the chips are going to land. I am not saying Google is going to be irrelevant tomorrow or even that they will be relegated to a niche player just that their search crown gleamed a little brighter a few years ago. If IBM's history is any indicator, they would rather license the technology to Google than to dilute their business model with consumer facing technology.