IBM has agreed as part of the sale that they will NOT enter the PC box world again for a period of time. Not entirely sure about whether or not that included a Windows-only stipulation... Matthew On Dec 30, 2004, at 6:46 PM, John Kisner wrote: > I think part of the rumor involves IBM taking over Apple. Selling > their PC division left them free of anti-trust worries should they > want to acquire Apple.