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I mean Thomas J. Watson Sr (turned CTR into IBM) and Thomas J Watson Jr (turned IBM into a computer company), not the dumb software platform that the sad, current IBM is overselling. Perhaps you didn't realize why the program bears that name.

Gerstner was astonishing too. I just thought of him as the "cookie guy" when he showed up. But he saved a company that was spiraling towards the ground...he didn't restore it to its former glory but did bring it back to a successful life. An achievement subsequently squandered.

Oh, that makes so much more sense. Thanks so much for clarifying!

You missed what Waston was named after.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/bu...

S/360 was/is a big deal in history.

I guess he referred to Thomas J. Watson, not the "AI" Watson.