After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe

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By Julie BortJul 22, 2026, 7:47 pm259 ptsTop
After IBM's stock crashed last week on warnings of a poor mainframe sales, the CEO explained that AI wrecked corporate hardware budget, temporarily.

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