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IBM revenues up

Chips down, everything else up
Thu Apr 17 2008, 08:12

IBM said its Q1 revenues rose to $24.5 billion up 11 per cent with and profit jumped 26 per cent to $2.32 billion. CEO Samuel J. Palmisano "We feel good about the rest of the year."

European and Middle Eastern revenue was up 16 per cent, US and the rest of the Americas was worth $9.9 billion and Asia leapt 14 per cent. There were positive currency fluctuation effects because the US dollar is weak.

On the sales side, services were up 17 per cent, mainframe business grew 10 per cent and software was up 14 per cent to $4.8 billion.

Hardware in total dropped 20 per cent thanks to semiconductors.

Chips. Who needs 'em, eh?

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Of course they care Fred

They fire their staff every so often so they can go home and find better jobs! How nice of them!!

posted by : DeadSouL, 17 April 2008 Complain about this comment
I know why

I work for them......no cost of living rises, year after year after year. Unless you are higher up the chain of course.

A terrible, greedy company that doesn't care about it's employees....

posted by : Fred, 17 April 2008 Complain about this comment
Buy AMD

Buy AMD and you'll have everything you want.

posted by : xmz, 17 April 2008 Complain about this comment
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