[ltp] IBM to sell its PC business

[James Hawtin]

On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 03:47:48PM -0800, Michelle Klein-Hass wrote:
> Absolutely. In a world without ThinkPads, the only thing left is Apple. Yes, 
> there are other makes and models of laptop, but they are not comparable in 
> quality to either IBM-designed ThinkPads or Apple PowerBooks and iBooks. 
> Apple occasionally has weird QC problems, but then again I have a 600e, 
> complete with the problems with the battery and charging system. Nothing's 
> perfect.

Of course the latest rumour is IBM might be in the market for Apple...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/06/post_pc_era/

Of course it is the register so I do suggest a bag of salt rather than
reading it with a pitch!

James