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I'm beginning to believe IBM is a sinking battleship. Considering the job losses and the - insane - direction set by the board, it's not obvious IBM will still be around five years from now.

Besides, a really good AI should literally be able to sell itself, surely?

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Let's not make any grandstand statements - IBM may or may not be a sinking battleship (I'm inclined to think they are), but not being around in 5 years is a pretty specious prediction. They'll still be around, and still be peddling malformed solutions. They may be significantly different in leadership, presentation, and execution, but they'll still be around.

I'd love to see how IBM themselves have used Watson to improve their own business.

This, as a potential Watson customer, would give me a much better idea of Watson's potential and real world results. Plus it would establishes more confidence in IBM.

A lesson from my high school economics teacher that has always stuck with me is that you have to be your own product's biggest believer.

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