IBM's next move

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IBM's next move

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Dec 4, 2018

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In October, IBM announced it would acquire open source software pioneer Red Hat for $34bn. The deal resonated with Wall Street, but making the two companies work together will be another challenge. The FT’s Richard Waters digs into IBM's history and what its tie-up with Red Hat signals about the future. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Dec 4, 2018

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