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That run-up in costs has squeezed tech budgets at big institutions including banks—a core customer base for IBM—that buy an enormous amount of computing power from cloud companies to run in-house AI tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
With this pivot, D-Wave’s systems will be able to tackle a wider range of problems, helping the company meaningfully expand its customer base.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
That would otherwise be a slow process, requiring the acquisition of spectrum, satellite development and establishment of a customer base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Dipanjan Chatterjee, vice president and principal analyst at market research firm Forrester, said he believed Apple's loyal customer base would take the financial hit without too much outcry.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The eighty-column mind was thought by most hackers to dominate IBM's customer base and its thinking.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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