Re: AS/400 rebrand

At 08:31 AM 09/27/2000 -0500, nina jones  wrote:
>> I have just heard from an IBM'er a confirmation on the rebrand from
>> AS/400 to I/400 or I/500. Even that the front covers changes too and
>> that you can 'upgrade' your cover.
>
>i heard that it was marketing driven, pure and simple.  the as/400 has
>been out for 12 years and it needed a new name.  like the 'new coke'. 
>
>the person that told me this, when asked if i thought it was a good
>idea, paused for a very long time and said 'they don't pay me to think'.
>
>nj
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And here I was just hoping they change the strips.

Guess we will see the new Beauty & Beast at COMMON.


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