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With all due respect, there is a rule at IBM that every priced transaction has to make financial sense, and this program doesn't. Al Al Barsa, Jr. Barsa Consulting Group, LLC 400>390 914-251-1234 914-251-9406 fax http://www.barsaconsulting.com http://www.taatool.com "Dare" <oludare@ix.netcom To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> .com> cc: Sent by: Subject: Re: Developer Lease to 1.75%???? midrange-l-admin@m idrange.com 06/10/2002 11:24 AM Please respond to midrange-l Speak 4 yourself Al. Not all developers have the type of financial support you have. I agree that it is a good price still but with the problem of iSeries IBM can do better if they won't spend on advertisement. Dare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Barsa" <barsa@barsaconsulting.com> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 11:22 AM Subject: Re: Developer Lease to 1.75%???? > > IBM has been literally giving away these machines, and (even though I have > several systems leased this way) I don't think that this is unreasonable. > > Al > > Al Barsa, Jr. > Barsa Consulting Group, LLC > > 400>390 > > 914-251-1234 > 914-251-9406 fax > > http://www.barsaconsulting.com > http://www.taatool.com > > > > > > > "Walden H. > Leverich" To: "'midrange-l@midrange.com'" <midrange-l@midrange.com> > <WaldenL@TechSoftI cc: > nc.com> Subject: Developer Lease to 1.75%???? > Sent by: > midrange-l-admin@m > idrange.com > > > 06/10/2002 10:54 > AM > Please respond to > midrange-l > > > > > > > I just got the following in an e-mail from IBM, this is a joke, right? > > "Effective June 7th, the lease rate for the developer lease offering will > change to 1.75% of list price. The affected platforms are, iSeries, > pSeries, Storage Systems and Retail Store Systems (Point of Sale). The > lease term duration is 24 months with no early termination option." > > The last thing IBM should be doing is making it harder for software > developers to get a machine and stay current on it. Does anying have any > insight into this? > > -Walden > > ------------ > Walden H Leverich III > President > Tech Software > (516) 627-3800 x11 > (208) 692-3308 eFax > WaldenL@TechSoftInc.com > http://www.TechSoftInc.com > > Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. > (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.) > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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