True, but Microsoft could have more conference rooms, which could tip the scale in Microsoft's favor. There might be a 5 to 1 ratio of chairs to employees at a company like Microsoft, whereas a company like IBM might be closer to a 3:1 or even 2:1 ratio.
IBM is also very committed to the "work from home" lifestyle, so you need to take that into account as well.
I think IBM may still have a decisive advantage if/when their chairs are combined with Sun's. I hear Sun has a chair stockpile left over from the.com
Imagine that! If you account all of the chairs in all of IBM's employees' homes, since IBM has "work from home". IBM would really mean It Beats Microsoft ( - with chairs. Litelrally:) )
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No one tell Ballmer. I'm not sure he could handle this kind of let down.
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That depends. Who has more chairs: Microsoft or IBM?
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Who has more chairs: Microsoft or IBM?
IBM. In fact, they have more than 3 times more chairs (well, employees, but a good proxy for # of chairs).
Heck, they probably have a dozen patents on chairs.
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True, but Microsoft could have more conference rooms, which could tip the scale in Microsoft's favor. There might be a 5 to 1 ratio of chairs to employees at a company like Microsoft, whereas a company like IBM might be closer to a 3:1 or even 2:1 ratio.
IBM is also very committed to the "work from home" lifestyle, so you need to take that into account as well.
I think IBM may still have a decisive advantage if/when their chairs are combined with Sun's. I hear Sun has a chair stockpile left over from the .com
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not to mention a few patents on "a means to propel a common office chair by..."
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Do chairmen count? They are a bit sloppy and slippery in the summer, but they make wonderful noises when thrown far enough.