Live data from Hacker News

IBM Bob

Post reply on HN

Print view View original

1–10 of 342 posts

IBM Bob

#1

Post by artpar » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC

IBM Bob
bob.ibm.com

Re: IBM Bob

#2

Post by colesantiago » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC

I never thought the day that IBM would make complete slop.

But it is IBM after all.

Re: IBM Bob

#3

Post by Geonode » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC

I bet this will be as successful as Microsoft Bob.

Re: IBM Bob

#4

Post by lirolero » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC

colesantiago wrote: post #2

I never thought the day that IBM would make complete slop. But it is IBM after all.

> But it is IBM after all.

Then how did you not see that coming?

Re: IBM Bob

#5

Post by dmd » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC

Geonode wrote: post #3

I bet this will be as successful as Microsoft Bob.

My guess is absolutely nobody on the team that made this is even old enough to remember Microsoft Bob.

Re: IBM Bob

#6

Post by quietsegfault » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

I used Bob extensively at an IBM acquisition, it was absolutely dreadful. Bobcoins.

Re: IBM Bob

#7

Post by brk » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC

This can only mean that IBM Clippy is next.

Re: IBM Bob

#8

Post by zenethian » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC

lirolero wrote: post #4

colesantiago wrote: post #2

I never thought the day that IBM would make complete slop. But it is IBM after all.

> But it is IBM after all. Then how did you not see that coming?

“I would expect something like this from IBM, but I never expected it from IBM!”

Re: IBM Bob

#9

Post by a012 » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

Nobody got fired for using IBM Bob

Re: IBM Bob

#10

Post by antonvs » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

Should have been IBM Tom, after legendary IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson. But perhaps they didn't want to sully his name.

Post reply on HN