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		dreaminvm on Feb 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Layoff Underway at IBM Even easier to misinterpret the $5.5B profit without the context of 6% decline in revenue, and net income decline by 27%.

bduerst on Feb 4, 2015 [–]

It's even worse when consider how much their markets have grown in the past year. A 6% decline in revenue is understandable if the target markets go down 6%, but when there's growth it's even worse.

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