Movin' on up like George & Wheezy!
https://accelerationeconomy.com/cloud-wars/oracle-sap-leapfrog-salesforce-in-cloud-wars-top-10-ibm-jumps-servicenow-falls/
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Oracle leading IBM and they didn't have to spend $34b buying trash
There are 3 bits of information released by IBM on its patent attainment, that highlight where IBM’s focus is now centered. It’s not about pure numbers anymore, but about IBM not competing with itself. If that’s all AK accomplishes during his reign, it’s a major push forward for IBM.
“The decline reflects a strategy shift begun in 2020 to focus the IP portfolio on IBM’s core businesses and free engineers from the time-consuming patent process, said Dario Gil, head of IBM Research, in an interview. “We decided to no longer pursue numeric patent leadership, but remain an intellectual property powerhouse and continue to have one of the strongest portfolios in the world in our priority technologies.”
“But IBM isn’t done monetizing its intellectual property, Gil said. “On the priority areas — hybrid cloud, AI, semiconductors, cybersecurity, quantum — we will continue to patent and defend that aggressively.”
“The shift mirrors IBM’s broader transformation away from hardware and legacy infrastructure toward cloud services and software”