Re: AS/400 Gasping For Air ??

IBM is suppose to start an eight page insert in newspapers (Wall Street
Journal, LA, New York) on January 11. So maybe the silence is over.

John Ross
WWW.TS400.COM


-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@att.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: AS/400 Gasping For Air ??


>Seems to me that  for many  years Gartner has been
>forecasting an NT  AS/400  shoot out. The winner to be determined
>by some points Gartner makes at that  time.
>
>What I would like to hear  form the list  and IBM AS/400 division is the
> counter points.  Silence has its' own connotations.
>Regards,
>
>Glenn
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>At 09:09 AM 1/4/99 -0500, Mike Crump wrote:
>>This is not the first time the Gartner Group has predicted the demise of
>>the AS/400.  The only reason this one may have some credence is that it is
>>based on application software availability.  Of course, it also assumes
>>that the world continues as it does today.  I don't know if anyone has
ever
>>audited their predictions.  My personal opinion is that they ought to
stick
>>with studies and not predictions.
>>
>>The article was ok.  The main problem was that all 'negative' positions
>>were either backed up by 'statistics' (graphs to those that believe them)
>>and specific events (Baan and Peoplesoft)  whereas all the 'positive'
>>positions were articles (count them, two) published in InfoWorld.  Was the
>>article balanced?  No way.  Negative AS/400 aspects outnumbered positive
>>when chances are, as John pointed out, they perhaps should not be.  Did
she
>>'attempt' to balance it?  Maybe.  As far as I can tell she intended to
>>write a negative article and that's what she did.  I don't necessarily
call
>>that fair.  But what else is the 'free press' good for?
>>
>>The only fair thing the article represented was the Gartner Group report.
>>There was one thing she did get absolutely right, "a research company that
>>sometimes seems to be as interested in shaping trends as in spotting
them".
>>Perhaps we can say the same about others.
>>
>>This article is not the basis for the following conclusion. It is based on
>>InfoWorld's and Ms. Reed's past actions.  I can guarantee you that they
>>don't know how to spell AS/400.  They wouldn't know one if it up and bit
>>them.......somewhere.  Ed Scannell and Maggie Biggs are the two
exceptions.
>>InfoWorld's world (bias) revolves around Microsoft, Oracle, HP, and such
>>others.
>>
>>Respectfully,
>>
>>Mike Crump
>>
>>
>>
>>Roger,
>>On a rare note;  I disagree with your assessments.   If she really
>>wanted to "add balance to the article"  She might have said at least
>>something about the "Double Digit" sales for something like 4 or 5
quarters
>>in a row.  She didn't show the other side of the argument, she only
>>alluded to it by mentioning Maggie's and Ed Scannell's articles.
>>
>>She didn't mention the recent AS/400 forum that was sponsered by IW,
>>and the opinions expressed there.(BTW, did you contribute ?)
>>
>>She Might have even mentioned the major ERP packages the do run on the
>>AS/400.
>>She only highlighted the one survey by Gartner that supports (I believe)
>>her personal views.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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