I think it is kind of spectacular, really. IBM used to own and control platforms, but morphed itself into a service company that didn't need to own hardware or

I think it is kind of spectacular, really. IBM used to own and control platforms, but morphed itself into a service company that didn't need to own hardware or OS platforms. Now Apple, a platform company, that does good applications only as a sideline to sell the platforms... has just partnered with IBM. If it's a real partnership (sometimes these things end up just being nothing more than a Press Release when new management takes over or the teams can't work together)... this could be really huge.