08/02/2010

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : Why IBM is in trouble with the antitrust police

Of course Microsoft is behind this government inquiry into IBM over antitrust issues. Ballmer is going nuts because he wants to own the glass house and for years he’s tried and failed to pry customers away from those fugly old mainframes. So now he’s turning to the government to fight this battle for him. Thing is, the government may have a case. Here’s why.

via www.fakesteve.net

Aug 2, 2010 10:32:38 AM

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