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  • Subject: Re: Is CFINT IBM's way of getting rid of RPG?
  • From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:31:26 -0500

From: DeLong, Eric <EDeLong@Sallybeauty.com>
> As to IBM's attitude toward RPG, I'm delighted with the enhancement of this
> compiler over the last few years. IBM would NOT spend its development
> dollars on a product it was desperate to squash.

Oh yes, they would, because that is what keeps the customer base captive.
As long as the development dollars are just a fraction of the billions that
the
platform pulls in you can afford to spend them, if they help keep customers
in the fold.

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