IBM sells x86 server business to Levono

2014-01-23 Thread John McKown
http://www.itworld.com/hardware/401502/lenovo-agrees-buy-ibms-server-business-23-billion For 2.3 billion dollars (U.S., Australian, or Canadian not specified, but I guess U.S.). -- Wasn't there something about a PASCAL programmer knowing the value of everything and the Wirth of nothing?

Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono

2014-01-23 Thread Aled Hughes
in Florida - my old school friend back in Wales tells me it is warmer there than here! Cheers! Aled L Hughes. -Original Message- From: John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:13 Subject: IBM sells x86 server business

Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono

2014-01-23 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
aledlhug...@aol.com (Aled Hughes) writes: I've spent several hours reading news reports from far and wide about this much anticipated development. What I would like to know is, what does this now mean to IBM's core business. More importantly, what is IBM's core business? Do I detect that

Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono

2014-01-23 Thread Harry Wahl
-0500 From: aledlhug...@aol.com Subject: Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU I've spent several hours reading news reports from far and wide about this much anticipated development. What I would like to know is, what does this now mean to IBM's core

Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono

2014-01-23 Thread Linda
to IBM's future. Harry Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:27:40 -0500 From: aledlhug...@aol.com Subject: Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU I've spent several hours reading news reports from far and wide about this much anticipated development. What I would

Re: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono

2014-01-23 Thread Ed Finnell
Don't watch much TV, usually have it on to News or Sports. The Smarter planet adds are pretty but not very pithy. More like recruitment posters. The other one is the 'Watson' MIPs ad for big data. Void of practical solutions to business problems. Back to shutterfly-it's fun for a while.