i hear virtual box and open office are winners that ibm would love to have, can you say ibm virtual box, ibm open iffice, personally i think that good software like virtual box, open office, java, ect may benefit from being handled by ibm. then again it maybe the kiss of death through neglect. it's hard to tell, the first thing is what will happen with all the developers that are left, there will be culture shock, politics, reshuffling, reoganizing, if too many people leave it maybe over for all these products, just visit the ibm website and look for some of the products that ibm has acquired. then again if the developers stay and the pool of ibm developers join in whole heartedly then it may be a good thing, microsoft needs to watch out, they me have the ibm running after it with a comprehensive product line, all these products for free or cheap in cheap ibm boxes, laptops, desktops, ect. microsoft software need not apply, microsoft may need to get in hardware biz or lower its prices which equates to it having less money..., lowers it's stock price. ibm could control the whole thing, from cpu, ect...