A brief trip down the rabbit hole of IBM mainframes:
Oversimplifying, there are only 2 ecosystems left standing in computing altogether
-- PC/Unix
-- IBM OS/360 descendents (Z/OS)
The cost of creating a new ecosystem is staggering. If I was IBM, I would figure out how to get Z/OS onto every watch, phone, laptop. But it is probably too late.
They didn't explore new niches, so when the old one shrinks, they'll have no where to go.
🥥Matthew Martin🥥☑ /
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