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I have always considered outsourcing as dodgy (rarely saves money and
usually costs a lot more) and have rarely been impressed with overpaid
consultants/professional services....now IBM with one of the biggest
setups could be gutting its services arm....ouch...

regards

thing

In message <jvg7h4->, thingy wrote:

> ....now IBM with one of the biggest setups could be gutting its
> services arm....

gut ... arm ... a mixed metaphor if ever I heard one ...

On Fri, 25 May 2007 17:27:53 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<_zealand> wrote:
>In message <jvg7h4->, thingy wrote:
>
>> ....now IBM with one of the biggest setups could be gutting its
>> services arm....
>
>gut ... arm ... a mixed metaphor if ever I heard one ...

.... Literally gutting its arm ...

Sue Bilstein wrote:
> On Fri, 25 May 2007 17:27:53 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <_zealand> wrote:
> > In message <jvg7h4->, thingy wrote:
> >
> > > ....now IBM with one of the biggest setups could be gutting its
> > > services arm....
> >
> > gut ... arm ... a mixed metaphor if ever I heard one ...
>
> ... Literally gutting its arm ...

There are guts in arms now? That would explain why I thought my biceps were
getting bigger.
--
Shaun.