john gruber put it well. this is tim cook's apple now. see the clear imprint on the company already. i think this is more execution oriented about the idea of partnerships, more open, more willing to be adaptive to the new world reality. >> is it visionary? everyone looks to apple for new, great product. >> it smart to get the biggest reseller in the world to sell your product. it would be a very big deal for these guys. it's a big deal for them to be out there hawking this deal. ibm needs this badly. ibm needs to have the best solutions available. when they were not selling ipads, i'm sure they would get them somewhere else. ibm has seen nine quarters with no sales growth at all because they have been boosting earnings per share by buying back shares as opposed earning more money and performing better. ibm certainly needs this deal. >> what apple does that is visionary is not seen by the public. everything they do under the hood, the phones, the tablets, the devices, the material sciences corporation that they do, we don't see it. we jus