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I wouldn't, not in that way at least. Apple's been really good about jumping onto up-and-coming trends, particularly recently. IBM's adaptation was the opposi

I wouldn't, not in that way at least. Apple's been really good about jumping onto up-and-coming trends, particularly recently. IBM's adaptation was the opposite: do nothing. The mainframe market hasn't changed much; the only real change has been that making mainframes costs more now, so IBM's main profit now is in consulting... for mainframe work :)

10ren 17y ago
Although IBM started in mechanical office automation - e.g. cash registers and type writers.
- Tamerlin 17y ago
  True... and so did one of their biggest competitors in the mainframe market (National Cash Register).... :)