http://www.bearishnews.com/post/444 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.bearishnews.com/post/444/comment-page-1#comment-221 Adam Sharp Fri, 22 May 2009 22:24:32 +0000 http://www.bearishnews.com/?p=444#comment-221 Thanks for the insider perspective ibmer. Thanks for the insider perspective ibmer.

]]> http://www.bearishnews.com/post/444/comment-page-1#comment-220 ibmer Fri, 22 May 2009 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.bearishnews.com/?p=444#comment-220 I'm a long-time IBMer. I do not have the data in front of me, but, I can say that IBM has been buying back large quantities of stock regularly for quite some time. I would guess the total rivals GE over time. Lou and Sam and their ilk in Armonk have been using every weapon in the book to maximize the stock price, to maximize executive bonuses. Also, there has been a lot made from pension and benefit decommitments, at least in "stealing" from the US employees. Don't concern yourself about employee morale, at least not in America or in Western Europe. It no longer exists there, nor is it measured. The view from the top is akin to: Don't let the door hit your behind on the way out... God help the company if they ever go back to needing good skills in volume, in the US or Europe. I’m a long-time IBMer. I do not have the data in front of me, but, I can say that IBM has been buying back large quantities of stock regularly for quite some time. I would guess the total rivals GE over time. Lou and Sam and their ilk in Armonk have been using every weapon in the book to maximize the stock price, to maximize executive bonuses. Also, there has been a lot made from pension and benefit decommitments, at least in “stealing” from the US employees. Don’t concern yourself about employee morale, at least not in America or in Western Europe. It no longer exists there, nor is it measured. The view from the top is akin to: Don’t let the door hit your behind on the way out… God help the company if they ever go back to needing good skills in volume, in the US or Europe.

]]> http://www.bearishnews.com/post/444/comment-page-1#comment-194 Anonymous Sat, 16 May 2009 15:04:18 +0000 http://www.bearishnews.com/?p=444#comment-194 How much dividends has APPL paid back to their shareholders? Oh yeah, NONE. I'll stick with IBM. How much dividends has APPL paid back to their shareholders? Oh yeah, NONE. I’ll stick with IBM.

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