I'd say it was quite good for Apple. Without IBM, Lisa with its 10k price tag might have actually won out over Mac. That is, Apple would have made Lisa their b

I'd say it was quite good for Apple. Without IBM, Lisa with its 10k price tag might have actually won out over Mac. That is, Apple would have made Lisa their business computer and not even bothered pushing Mac. (see folklore.org et al) At the time, Apple II was not considered business level hardware (although people used it for business, ie VisiCalc). Without IBM entering PC market, the micro revolution would have taken a few years longer.