> let's not forget that x86 itself could have been a Motorola 68000 if this company had not decided in Intel's favour. That's the extent to which this company d

> let's not forget that x86 itself could have been a Motorola 68000 if this company had not decided in Intel's favour. That's the extent to which this company defined the computer era. Except if IBM had it's way, we'd be using PowerPCs, not x86 and ARM. IBM existed for 50 years before any of the products you mention. It did financial services before that. Edit: I slipped and said Intel instead of IBM!