So Big Bleu is in the Top 5 of 2018 sales estimates for large Tech. firms, but decades loyal IBM'ers receiving a paltry raise or, heaven forbid, a well-deserved promotion, is just out of the question. And rigid cost constraints & travel freezes: $78B in sales should be able to alleviate these, no?
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/21/ten-largest-us-tech-firms-2018-revenue-seen-topping-1-trillion.html
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Largest tech firms by 2018 sales estimates:
Apple, $273.3 billion (FY ends in Sept.)
Amazon, $228.7 billion
Alphabet, $131.3 billion
Microsoft, $106.4 billion (FY ends in June)
IBM, $78.8 billion
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