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RE: Is it a bad idea for IBM to buy Sun?

steeleweed@... 20th Mar 2009

I've known IBMers working in ripped-off shorts, unbuttoned shirt and no T-shirt, unshaven, shower clogs, etc - looking/acting very Flower Child.

So why is IBM still saddled with the red tie, blue suit image? It began losing that mindset in late 1960s and most IBMer aside from the salesmen are decidedly not that way today - and haven't been for the last 30 years.

99% of those who put down IBM platforms as obsolete, have minimal exposure to those systems and are not competent to pass such judgments. Similarly, those who sneer at IBM as a bunch of uptight, OCD, conformists have never worked at IBM or closely with IBMers - they are just mouthing an opinion they adopted without personal experience.

IBM does more creative work each year than any other company in the world - and creative people would never - and have never - put up with such nonsense.

It's time for the IT world and general public to realize their view if IBM is about 40 years outdated.