I'm not convinced that's really in scope here, given that the article more or less confines itself to pre-1924 history. Of course you shouldn't seek to minimis

I'm not convinced that's really in scope here, given that the article more or less confines itself to pre-1924 history. Of course you shouldn't seek to minimise it, but this is an origins piece, not a full history piece. Now, if the book that this article is adapted from - The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon - skips over the awkward part, then I'd agree, it's lacking. It does at least seem to have chapters on IBM in World War II, but I can't speak to the content.