Wow. And just like that, IBM is out of the personal computer business.
I grew up with computers. My early days weren't on PCs. I think we couldn't afford them. I starting out on a vic-20, moving up to a c-64 and then to the Macintosh. By the time I moved to the PC platform (around the time of the 486) I think it was already clear to me that the value of IBM's PC was the open platform -- the standard components that would eventually give Dell and others the opportunity to leave IBM in the dust.
Well, it looks like that day is finally here. IBM gave us a lot of great inventions in the desktop (and laptop) computer space. I'm sure that will continue in one way or another.
Maybe I will finally be able to afford a Thinkpad :D
