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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: IBM and RISCy Business (another leg
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Date: 10 Jul 88 04:35:00 GMT
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I can offer some other possibilities:

1.  IBM is hurting right now, and fighting for new ways to make
money.  IBM machines are not selling very well (esp PS/2).  They have
decided to use their lawyers to extort money from all companies foolish
enough to settle out of court.  Since the intimidation seems to be
working with MCA (Micro Channel Architecture), this has encouraged IBM
to attack other companies and their products.

2.  IBM's lawyer division has been bored stiff since the 1970's
antitrust suit, and IBM is trying to get them back "into shape" with
some new lawsuits.

3.  IBM has decided it is king of its own country, and is setting up a
world government.  It is looking for a way to tax its subjects
(smaller computer companies).  This might just be the way 8-).


Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
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