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Fussbett wrote:
Ahhh! They've alerady identified the major components! Including the UltraNav! We're doomed!
IBM has been trying to crack the chinese market for a while. They've complained publicly that every time they set up a factory, a chinese company opens a factory across the street making identical equipment. So bad news for Lou: they already have our intellectual property, they don't consider it ours, and IBM is just letting them do what they were doing anyway, but now it's legal-like internationally.
Those Thinkpads, which the dim-witted Director of our cancer research group so inadequately describes as 'stinkpads', were engineered by the Japanese. IBM opened a lab in Japan specifically to develop a new laptop and the first Thinkpad, which was a tablet PC, was the result. We have about 40 of the various models and with the exception of the one RAID-driven sound-modem in the 770s I love every nigh-indestructible magnesium-cased one of them. I even used to play beardy-linux guy for them when they were first exploring the possibility of using linux on IBM hardware - I had to help them install redhat and suse on them back during the redhat 4 days, that team developed all of the Euro-only linux workstations IBM makes today.
So IBM lets them take over the Thinkpads and Aptivas and Netvistas, then uses that as leverage for their mid-level linux/lotus/db2 servers to get into the chinese business market. Those of you not in IT or some related field would not believe what IBM is doing outside of manufacturing computers, how much they're making at it, and how much they stand to make in the future. Those PCs were practically loss leaders for IBM's "real" business ventures. Right now they're so busy filling orders for Lotus and positioning their cluster and miniframe tech at the center of every major medical research project in the US I'm sure they don't give a shit who makes the desktops anymore.
For me it's a shame because it means I've got about 18 months left to stock up on Thinkpads before the inevitable brand implosion. We're building our own PCs now anyway, I can get IBM-quality desktop hardware at about 1/5th the price buying it in batches from thenerds.net.
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IBM Taken Over by Red China by Fussbett 12/08/2004, 8:22pm PST 
Re: IBM Taken Over by Red China by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/08/2004, 8:59pm PST
Re: IBM Taken Over by Red China by conflictNo 12/08/2004, 9:24pm PST
Re: IBM Taken Over by Red China by motherfuckerfoodeater 12/08/2004, 9:30pm PST
You should have said it. by conflictNo 12/08/2004, 9:52pm PST
Myself, I'm speechless. by laudablepuss 12/08/2004, 10:01pm PST
Stop NT by Posting 12/08/2004, 10:07pm PST
Given up on trying to get me to stop? NT by Worm 12/08/2004, 10:24pm PST
Re: Given up on trying to get me to stop? by Mysterio 12/08/2004, 11:17pm PST
You're referring to yourself in the third person, anonymously. NT by Worm 12/09/2004, 12:02am PST
Misreading your post, proving your point, all in a days work. by Worm 12/09/2004, 12:23am PST
Did Mysterio just accidentally say something nice about me? by laudablepuss 12/09/2004, 10:58am PST
STOP NT by POSTING 12/09/2004, 11:15am PST
Sweet. NT by laudablepuss 12/09/2004, 12:51pm PST
What the fuck does "Stop NT by Posting" mean? by Bill Dungsroman 12/10/2004, 7:52am PST
It means, faggot. by Stop posting 12/15/2004, 9:18am PST
Re: It means, faggot. by Kthor 12/16/2004, 10:14am PST
Re: What the fuck does "Stop NT by Posting" mean? by Mysterio 12/15/2004, 5:55pm PST
Re: What the fuck does "Stop NT by Posting" mean? by Bill Dungsroman 12/15/2004, 6:22pm PST
Re: What the fuck does "Stop NT by Posting" mean? by Lizard_King 12/15/2004, 10:06pm PST
No, it is "top drawer." NT by Fullofkittens 12/15/2004, 7:54pm PST
Top SHELF: a drink ordered with the most expensive alcohol. NT by My Stereo 12/15/2004, 10:33pm PST
Top Shelf: the top of the hockey net. "He went top shelf on that goal" NT by Fussbett 12/16/2004, 3:31am PST
Thank you, Canadian NT by Entropy Stew 12/17/2004, 1:32am PST
You're fired. NT by Mysterio 12/16/2004, 12:09am PST
seconded NT by Mysterio 12/16/2004, 2:57am PST
Shit, do I have to? For reals? NT by laudablepuss 12/08/2004, 10:53pm PST
Stop NT by Posting 12/09/2004, 12:43am PST
Just drop the pretense and use "Arbiter of Funny" for your nick. by Worm 12/09/2004, 7:30am PST
Next on the agenda, after the search page... by Mysterio's twin brother, Mysterio 12/09/2004, 7:55am PST
IBM still makes personal computers? NT by Obvious Joke Brigade 12/08/2004, 9:25pm PST
Fussbett's AZN of course NT by But we all knew 'dat 12/08/2004, 10:17pm PST
Front row, far right. NT by Mysterio 12/08/2004, 10:54pm PST
It's a Zseni fantasy land NT by FABIO 12/08/2004, 11:04pm PST
Now I have a taste for Thin Mints by Entropy Stew 12/09/2004, 2:34am PST
Re: Now I have a taste for Thin Mints NT by Quentin Beck 02/15/2005, 7:12pm PST
Is this a "quoted for emphasis" post or something? NT by Creexul :( 02/15/2005, 7:36pm PST
Re: Is this a "quoted for emphasis" post or something? NT by Entropy Stew 02/15/2005, 10:00pm PST
What kind of shitty toy guns are those? by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 12/09/2004, 8:54am PST
BRING BACK THE PCJR, DOLL COMMIE FUCKS NT by He's hip, he's cool, he's 45 12/09/2004, 12:20pm PST
Re: IBM Taken Over by Red China by Lizard_King 12/15/2004, 10:12pm PST
Communists do have my sympathy. I feel bad for them. by Fussbett 12/16/2004, 3:30am PST
You only say this 'cuz you're AZN by Right? 12/16/2004, 10:54am PST
Re: You only say this 'cuz you're AZN by laudablepuss 12/16/2004, 11:35am PST
You're so cool, thank's man, thank's for being there. by Fussbett SanMysterio 12/16/2004, 12:05pm PST
Re: You're so cool, thank's man, thank's for being there. by laudablepuss 12/16/2004, 12:37pm PST
Donald Sutherland turning around at the end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Fussbett 12/16/2004, 1:46pm PST
HOLY FUCK by laudablepuss 12/16/2004, 1:54pm PST
What? NT by laudablepussterio 12/16/2004, 5:35pm PST
That Fussbett guy's kind of a dick. NT by McMoo The Anti-Dug Cow 12/17/2004, 7:49am PST
ThinkPad? More like CHINKPAD! by Fussbett 12/16/2004, 1:38pm PST
I always thought he was black NT by Man in Gorilla Suit 12/16/2004, 2:08pm PST
No, he totally looks like Stephanie Swift. by Chairman Mao 12/16/2004, 2:30pm PST
I always assumed ICJ was black. by Chillum 12/16/2004, 3:08pm PST
The man's favorite music act is Hall and Oates by Debaser 12/16/2004, 7:21pm PST
OMFG ICJ IS A B.L.A.C.K?!?! by Mysterio 12/16/2004, 7:27pm PST
He's black... by And he doesn't bust up wit da' rap? 12/16/2004, 7:47pm PST
Re: OMFG ICJ IS A B.L.A.C.K?!?! by Mysterio PhD 12/16/2004, 8:04pm PST
All of the above posts are why jolt country shouldn't come here. Sorry, gang. NT by I need clarification 12/16/2004, 9:57pm PST
Wait... What? by Debaser 12/16/2004, 10:55pm PST
So anyway, yeah. NT by I need clarification 12/17/2004, 2:45am PST
INC, KO'ED NT by TAKE THAT, BEEEYATCH 12/17/2004, 3:25pm PST
Wow by I need clarification 12/17/2004, 4:18pm PST
Hear.... uh... hear. =( NT by Chairman Mao 12/17/2004, 4:57pm PST
STOP POSTING NT by Debaser 12/17/2004, 6:28pm PST
I take no responsibility for the preceeding NT by Mysterio 12/17/2004, 7:48pm PST
INC doesn't like people who post on his Caltrops without written consent. NT by Mysterio 12/17/2004, 5:33am PST
This post got a lot of great responses. NT by I need clarification 12/20/2004, 11:41am PST
=( NT by The Gang 12/17/2004, 1:33am PST
THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! by whydirt 12/17/2004, 8:27am PST
IT'S GETTING <s>MORE SERIOUS</s> GAYER BY THE MINUTE. by Worm 12/17/2004, 8:07pm PST
Re: IT'S GETTING <s>MORE SERIOUS</s> GAYER BY THE MINUTE. by Caltrop's Gestalt 12/17/2004, 10:11pm PST
This is as funny as Internet message board elitism gets, and that's the problem. by Worm 12/18/2004, 12:09am PST
Someone fart? by Mysterio 12/18/2004, 12:24am PST
Another little post by Zseni by Zseni 12/18/2004, 5:43am PST
I resent the implication that I have ever made a Gabe Newell fat joke. NT by Worm 12/18/2004, 7:25am PST
Sisyphean by Ray of Light 12/18/2004, 10:27am PST
Re: This is as funny as Internet message board elitism gets, and that's the prob by Choson 12/18/2004, 7:01am PST
I mean, comedy gold. by Choson 12/18/2004, 7:55am PST
Metafilter soon to be shut down, erased by I need clarification 12/18/2004, 11:56am PST
Which is good. NT by Creexul :( 12/18/2004, 3:38pm PST
Re: Metafilter soon to be shut down, erased by Oom Shnibble 12/20/2004, 6:08am PST
The Caltrops' goatse.cx NT by Mysterio 12/18/2004, 3:30pm PST
IBM's PC branch taken over by the biggest PC company in China by jeep 12/18/2004, 10:07pm PST
Five years later by Fussbett 05/31/2009, 6:43pm PDT
Trolling again with your terrible girls. [NSFW] by Quétinbec 05/31/2009, 9:38pm PDT
SFW by Fussbett 05/31/2009, 10:34pm PDT
Only a racist could hate her face. by Quétinbec 06/01/2009, 1:21am PDT
I thought the hairy caterpillar vag was worse NT by Fortinbras 06/01/2009, 1:32am PDT
Hummer taken over by Red China by Fussbett 06/02/2009, 8:15pm PDT
If only we had an expert in our midst about Chinese Hummers NT by Souffle of Pain 06/02/2009, 8:29pm PDT
This is for The Littlest Hoborebach by Fussbett 06/03/2009, 10:54am PDT
Callback by Fussbett 07/02/2009, 10:40am PDT
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