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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

1.4m dollar IBM server falls off fork-lift

"An IBM server worth $1.4 million was wrecked after it fell off a forklift during shipping. Now the customer is suing -- claiming that the computer maker failed to properly package the high-end business system," reports Information Week.

In its lawsuit, T.R. Systems claims its own clumsiness isn't to blame for the server's destruction. "The damages sustained by T.R. Systems was due to the poor workmanship and/or defective packaging design and methods used by IBM," the company argues in court papers.

The server was intended for the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Could do with a picture, really.....

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