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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Robin Harbron wrote:
> A small box arrived in the mail at work today from IBM. Inside was a small
> package of Mega-Bloks, and just about no explanation as to why they were
> included, apart from the statement "IBM has what you need to build a Resilient
> Infrastructure".
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> I find this funny on a couple fronts: In the early days of PCs, IBM computers
> were considered the "real thing" while all others were clones. Why would IBM
> choose a clone brick? I hardly think of Mega-Bloks as more "resilient" than
> Lego :)
>
> Also, IBM very recently won a huge contract to provide TLC with computer
> services - this is a bit of a back-stab, isn't it? :)
One thing that strikes me is that few brands make so poorly IBM-compatible PC:s
as... IBM!
/Tore
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