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On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 01:47:35 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 05/04/2025 21:20, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 04:39:30 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>> 
>>>     The compilers offered by IBM/(M$) were very good. We kinda though
>>>     of M$ as a hero company back then,
>>>     all the good tools. Then .........
>> 
>> PCs were thought of as an IBM product. It wasn't until Windows that
>> they sort of became associated with M$ even if MS's forays into
>> hardware didn't always turn out well.
>> 
>> IBM seems to be shuffling out the door. They sold their fabs to Global
>> and are 'rebalancing'.
>> 
>> https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/ibm_cuts_jobs_in_us/
>> 
>> Funny how IBM can fire 12,000 people and it gets a brief headline on
>> the tech sites. Fire 12,000 government drones and it's the end of the
>> world.
> 
> I thought it was nearer 12 million...

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/07/what-the-data-says-
about-federal-workers/

That would be a good trick but it's not a bad idea.