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		angiosperm on Feb 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born Getting the German national Iron Cross personally from Hitler was a high point, I guess. IBM got back all the equipment the Nazis used, and all the Nazis paid for its use, after the war.

rightbyte on Feb 14, 2024 [–]

So selling to both sides and getting the spoils? Talk about creating shareholder value.

angiosperm on Feb 16, 2024 | [–]

More to the point, profit from its central role in enabling the Holocaust.

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