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

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IBM faces a significant valuation hit as a 42% drop in mainframe revenue and lowered full-year guidance signal a deeper structural or systemic vulnerability in its core cash cow. While management frames this as a temporary budget shift, the immediate impact on high-margin software revenue is a material negative catalyst.

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