>>>I was kidding?
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>I know you don't believe always better manually or that IBM stands for that! I was just musing on the recurring patterns. E.g. it's a shame IBM didn't reinvent itself as effectively as Apple, but nor has Microsoft.
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>http://bigthink.com/learning-from-the-past/reflections-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-empires

Data processing is like a marriage. One fail on problems one would not have without. :)

They are so big, it needs a lot of time to reinvent. We will see them again.

The rooten fruit? Reinvent? There business is simple that of a highwaymen. It never was different. Closed hardware with closed software. Only the way they attract there victims now is smarter.
I have one of there products. It is not usable. ODD was rubbish within a yerar, the akku pack was that swollen that I had a fear of exploding, and to run with external power failed because to idiotic magnet power plug was not made for that use. Also the removement of the akkupack removes one of the legs. I use it as spacer beween the desk and the wall because it fits well there. I need a tool to work not something to make me feel better.

The only good on there stuff is that it attracts the complete OSI level 8 problems. And I don't need to solve there problems because it's out of my scope. :)