As for the seemingly paltry launch sales of the Wii U console -- 200K units shy of the original Wii's launch week -- Fils-Aime says it's a question of his company's ability to keep it in stores and not of lacking demand.

ENGADGET: Nintendo Wii U North American sales top 400K in first week HD

But IBM got to its generally successful mix of products by tapping into a talent HP is clearly lacking: the ability to acquire and integrate other companies.

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