The entrance to IBM's Headquarter in Armonk Source: Hebrew Wikipedia IBM's earnings declined every quarter in the last 20 quarters. This trend is surely a warning sign which raise the question: Will IBM survive until 2027? Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was one of IBM's larger shareholders. Buffet sold the shares after losing in his IBM investment. He said he hopes that he will not lose in his Apple 's shares investment. The early days According to Wikipedia, "The company was originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company and was renamed "International Business machine" in 1924". The first Mainframes On April 7, 1964 IBM announced its first computer system family: the IBM System/360. IBM System/360 was t he first IBM Mainframe. Thomas Watson Jr. was the company's president. He was warned that he will not be able to compete with the market leader NCR. Few years latter IBM replaced NCR as the market...
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