<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishImeelezwa kuwa IBM imetoa taarifa kwa waandishi wa habari, ingawa ingekuwa ya kusisimua kuona Mkurugenzi Mtendaji Lou Gerstner akivunja soko la hisa Jumatatu kuanza kununua hisa.  <response>: I suppose its a measure of how far weve come that IBM just issued a press release, though it would have been stirring to see CEO Lou Gerstner storm into the Exchange Tuesday to start buying up shares. 