IBM Wheels Up Heavy Guns To Defend its Mainframe Monopoly
— IBM has amended its eight-month-old patent infringement/breach of contract suit against Platform Solutions Inc (PSI), the start-up that would deprive Big Blue of its ritzy mainframe monopoly if it gets half a chance. IBM is intent that PSI never gets that chance. IBM has not only amended its complaint it's also changed its tone. No more pussyfooting around. It's a lot more strident now. It accuses PSI, which is backed by Intel and Goldman Sachs, among others, right upfront of theft. It claims, 'Even the limited discovery produced in this case to date confirms that PSI has been engaged in the long-term, systematic theft of IBM's trade secrets, IBM's confidential documents, IBM's copyrighted software and IBM's patented intellectual property, which continues through to this day.'