Re: Greenstreak vs. Lease

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Greenstreak vs. Lease


> I'm just looking for input here.  I've been leasing a model 270 under the
> developer's program for a little while now, and I just got a call from a
> nice lady at IBM who wanted to tell me about Greenstreak.
>
> I'm just wondering what everyone considers the pros and cons of the two
> programs.  Is it worth it to move from the developer program to
Greenstreak?
> Which machine is covered under Greenstreak?  I've got a little 270-2250,
> which it seems to me would still be cheaper to buy straight up than go to
> the Greenstreak model, even after the discount.
>
> What I'm considering is possibly buying a machine on Greenstreak, using it
> to get current on V5R2, and then returning the other box when the lease
runs
> out.  From a cashflow perspective, this is the worst of all worlds, but
it's
> got the benefit of a short-term duplication of resources and a clean
> migration path to V5R2.
>
> Joe
>
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