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It's totally overblown, but whatever. That was the 40s, and the Nazis didnt do anything they couldnt already do.

Black made a few good points that shouldn't be ignored. IBM was driven by profits. It saw an opportunity to expand rapidly in the wake of the Nazis. Its equipment was used to tabulate and cross-reference Jews. IBM (and Business Week) would probably like to forget about this sad episode in corporate history; nonetheless, I think it's important to examine past conduct when we look at today's companies, in order to fully understand how bad collaborations can hurt human beings.

On the other hand, Microsoft is parterning with the chicoms NOW and Gates is praising them NOW.

I've been consistent in condemning any kind of partnership with the ChiComs. The ChiComs are evil bastards. They don't care about human life -- just clinging to power and financing mob rule.

"Black made a few good points that shouldn't be ignored. IBM was driven by profits. It saw an opportunity to expand rapidly in the wake of the Nazis. Its equipment was used to tabulate and cross-reference Jews. IBM (and Business Week) would probably like to forget about this sad episode in corporate history; nonetheless, I think it's important to examine past conduct when we look at today's companies, in order to fully understand how bad collaborations can hurt human beings."

IBM US didn't open them... DEHOMAG did, which was under control of the Nazis.
http://www-1.ibm.com/press/PressServletForm.wss?MenuChoice=pressreleases&TemplateName=ShowPressReleaseTemplate&SelectString=t1.docunid=828&TableName=DataheadApplicationClass&SESSIONKEY=any&WindowTitle=Press+Release

Watson recvd, repudiated, and returned an award from the Nazis.

I wonder what this member of IBMs external advisory board who is a Nazi death camp survivor thinks of the claims?
http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/dci/external_bios.shtml

This is in the long past.

Microsoft, like Yahoo, is enabling the ChiComs TODAY. Bill Gates praises their "capitalism." They gave access to the source code. They are partnering with the ChiComs, just like Yahoo is.

I don't understand why you still think they are the good guys - at the very least, they're just as bad as IBM. You should feel similarly about both of them, if you are halfway honest.