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I inferred a "for IBM" on the back of that sentence. Obviously, shitty for those laid off.

IBM is not a live entity it is composed of people.

International Business Machines is a stack of paper registered out of Delaware. The fact that people are employed by this stack of paper does not mean the stack of paper has a soul.

to prove this, note that their stock was up on the rumor of 110k layoffs. Other stacks of paper without souls caught wind of this stack of paper reorganizing, and promptly bought shares.

nitpick: they're actually registered in New York, not Delaware.

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