Next Gen Console Winner Is IBM

Via Joystiq, an article on the Seattle Times points out what many of us have already known: IBM is the real winner of the console war. The company is providing chips for all three consoles, and is busily crafting money hats for everyone involved. From the article: "Using the engineering consulting work it did for Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony as a model, IBM has formed a new 'technology-collaboration solutions' unit that's expected to post $4 billion in revenue this year. Internal projections call for that division to hit $10 billion by 2010 and $20 billion by 2015. Those targets may sound high for a $91 billion company that is barely able to grow overall revenue. But hardware-division chief William Zeitler hopes to achieve them by replicating IBM's video-game collaborations in such industries as telecom, defense and medicine."

Comments

Don't Forget the Silicon

[eldavojohn]

Yeah, IBM did win. But every time a technological war is waged between two competitors in the United States, the default winners are the companies in the Philippines and other silicon producing countries. I mean, there's probably a lot of companies with really bland names that jump for joy when this stuff happens. IBM is cashing in but I'm sure everyone along the way from basic elements to full fledged product enjoys it too.

Apple.

[CDPatten]

Anyone else notice Apple leaving IBM hasn't made a blip in their profits? They really haven't skipped a beat.

In fact, since Apple went to intel chips, it almost seems like IBM has been able to expand and focus on other chips projects like the gaming systems. It seems like getting rid of Apple was a pretty good thing for them.

PS
go ahead I'm ready... let the Apple loving flaming begin.