[QUOTE=Forest_Hills_Daddy;29503050]Part of the reason why IBM no longer innovates and discovers new technologies the way it used to is because its stockholders over the years have become impatient. They do not want to invest in time and capital for something that may or may not materialize, so jettisoning old businesses and entering new ones becomes more convenient.[/QUOTE

Ibm's hardware division has shrank substantially over the years. Ibm has not entered many new businesses. You...