It can, but once "Watson" exists it's easier to replicate. Is IBM really going to be able to stop that, even as both the know-how and hardware to execute "Watso

It can, but once "Watson" exists it's easier to replicate. Is IBM really going to be able to stop that, even as both the know-how and hardware to execute "Watson" becomes more available to everyone? Speaking of IBM, it seems like only yesterday that IBM and Microsoft were invincible. And now Google, Amazon, or Apple seem far more formidable.