Re: What About Price vs. Performance?

["Alexei Pytel" <pytel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Klement <klemscot@klements.com>
> However, its HORRIBLY lacking in flexibility.   Any other computer
> platform in the known world will do a lot more things, and do them a lot
> faster and cheaper.   Someone at IBM has to wise up to this, or the
AS/400
> WILL die out.

In my opinion one cannot have "a lot more things" and good quality at the
same time.
It's either one or another. Make you choice.
Most people will choose "a lot more things" - this is why iSeries loses
ground.
But some still want quality - this is why it is not dead yet.

(By the way, this is the only reason why mainframes still exist, although
their death was foretold decades ago.)

Alexei Pytel


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