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ASSUMING this is true... The information industry in in an exponential power curve right now. Participants are either in the stage of disruption or already ev
by FrankenPC 12y ago
ASSUMING this is true...
The information industry in in an exponential power curve right now. Participants are either in the stage of disruption or already evolving democratization. The classic monolithic mega-company just isn't engineered to twist and turn like that. I'm amazed they've lasted this long.
One way to survive is to admit failure and do an emergency fracture. Break off all divisions with any profit potential into their own manageable chunks which don't suffer from upper management overload. Wow that would be an expensive proposition. And IBM stock would burn.
- adventured 12y agoIBM made their bed in switching from being a technology company to a consulting & services company. At best they will grow and shrink with the global economy now. When the global economy hits a wall, as a consulting & services company you can't innovate your way out of it, you depend on eg growth in government spending and big corp spending, both of which are shaky around the world right now.