IBM lubricates Obama's IT stimulus

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I gotta hend it to them #

Posted Friday 1st May 2009 19:27 GMT

That's pretty clever. There's free money to bad had, but it's locked up behind a sea of red tape. So I gather IBM is basically giving eligible customers an advance (in product) on the stimulus money, thus making sure that as much of the money as possible ultimately ends up where it belongs, in IBM's bank account.

Eduard Coli

Makes sense? #

Posted Friday 1st May 2009 21:34 GMT

Layoffs upon layoffs, then pump up the dividends by buying back stock, now greasing political wheels?

When will IBM's bloodshed, err charity stop.

Anonymous Coward

Let's see who can steal the most #

Posted Friday 1st May 2009 21:36 GMT

$787 Billion in pork money... Let's see who can steal the most from tax payers.

Paul Wilzbach

@Makes sense? #

Posted Saturday 2nd May 2009 00:06 GMT

Damn that IBM for trying to cut costs, grow revenue streams, and increase shareholder value.

Anonymous Coward

@@Makes sense? #

Posted Sunday 3rd May 2009 09:48 GMT

Not really a long-term strategy for growth....

Think where all these laid-off people are going....

A lot of them will be going to become customers - either potential or current. Now you've increased the hostility in your customer-base.

Never underestimate the power of a technical mind with a grudge!

Sales droids you can get rid of easily - they have no morals and would sell their organs if they could make enough money but techies are a different matter.

Mike VandeVelde