For instance, here, the original B2B tech company, still turning over billions upon billions, wouldn't provide the base unit of B2B tech?

Really?

Interrobang of surprise at that?

I don't think so. You'd have to be very young and made 0 effort into ex. checking IBM's business metrics over the course of your lifetime.

[1] my current standard for this is "how long would you feel people were talking about your efforts accurately, if they talked the same way you do?" -- standards are leaky and hard to word.

[2] The Algorithm has multiple tentacles, you end optimizing for your most engaging behavior