“It is a parable of pure capitalism, never jam today and a case of jam tomorrow; but as any of the Smiths will tell you, anyone who has ever sold IBM has regretted it.”

Source: The Money Game (1968), Chapter 6, What Are They In It For?, p. 68

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American author and economics commentator 1930–2014

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