Well for the general word google tells me this.
"likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated."
In accordance to the purpose of the consoles. They are tools of business. I assume they are making money and not loosing it so I wouldn't call it unfortunate.
It's probably an inescapable fate for them both to be outsold by playstation, but this isn't a sport were nothing but absolute dominance is acceptable. It's a business and once it's make cash it's doing what it should be doing.
I guess for diehard fanboys, it's a sport. SO I guess like Joe says, "it means what you want it to"