Re:100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born
by angiosperm on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @01:49AM
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Not every company got a national medal of appreciation ("Iron Cross") directly from Hitler. It was the highest civilian honor German had to offer.
After the US declared war, all the IBM equipment leased to the Nazis was considered the property of the German subsidiary. After the war ended, it was all handed back to Watson, and all the rent the German subsidiary was able to preserve (e.g. in Switzerland) came back, too.
After the US declared war, all the IBM equipment leased to the Nazis was considered the property of the German subsidiary. After the war ended, it was all handed back to Watson, and all the rent the German subsidiary was able to preserve (e.g. in Switzerland) came back, too.