For Microsoft and IBM, the puck drops here
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft and IBM aren't ending their longtime business rivalry. They are, however, putting it on ice.
Hockey teams from the two tech icons will compete for the first time in a game this afternoon at Seattle's KeyArena. The setting is an annual charity fund-raising event, but make no mistake -- there will also be some serious corporate pride on the line.
Members of both teams were reluctant to talk any trash during a joint practice session and scrimmage yesterday at Castle Ice Arena in Renton. After all, the companies have been partners ever since Microsoft supplied the first operating system for the IBM personal computer, and they remain allies in related areas today.