Reply to post: Re: @Tip PC Nope... nothing like Brexit

HCL picks up Notes, spanks total of $1.8bn at Honest John's IBM software sale

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Re: @Tip PC Nope... nothing like Brexit

Your summary of IBMs software acquisition management is 90% accurate - the only thing missing is the increases in maintenance to drive away all but the most dependent customers.

The challenge with this approach is that the rapid change in client OSes and drive to improve security that has a habit of breaking these apps push customers to alternative solutions.

I’d be surprised if IBM are counting on anything other than the money in the bank for this...

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