An IBMer once shared a joke with me: "Q: How do you rid the world of illegal drugs? "A: Legalize them and put IBM in charge of marketing." I can relate as a

An IBMer once shared a joke with me: "Q: How do you rid the world of illegal drugs? "A: Legalize them and put IBM in charge of marketing." I can relate as a one-time business partner. Our biggest competitor was IBM Global Services. Once we even had a teleconference to discuss going after an opportunity. We dialed in, but no IBM. After waiting for 15 minutes, we called someone who was to be on the call. "Oh... we decided to do it ourselves." Didn't even bother to tell us.