News - IBM buying SPSS for $1.2 billion in cash

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Big Blue is splashing the cash on predictive analytics software company to expand its strategic consulting business.

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internesting, we used to use this in a Brain Injury Clinic I once worked in, expensive stuff!

I wonder how much muller IBM has stashed away for a rainy day?

Lots probably. Still an awfully big company even after the expansive lay offs.

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Originally Posted by shaithis

I wonder how much muller IBM has stashed away for a rainy day?

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I think when you get to the size of IBM it is known as a "war chest". Now would seem like the perfect time to snap up a few undervalued companies that could add strategically to their portfolio of services.