@Warhelmet

... and PS3 and XBOX and millions of set-top-boxes based on PowerPC derivatives. However, these are low end, low margin items.

I remember when NT was announced and the HAL meant you could run Intel or Power PC and future processors would be possible. Good for competition. However, it seems IBM messed up. I'd love there to be 3 way competition - IBM, Intel. AMD.

Whatever happened to Motorola - 68000 etc. There was a JV with IBM but that didn't seem to work either.

Seems like IBM don't know much about high volume, lower margin products.