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> From: Andy Nolen-Parkhouse > > Joe, > > I don't question the accuracy of your table, it looks good. I'm choosing > to focus on the change in pricing, rather than the fact that we still > have to pay for interactive. Your listed low-end 810 (1020 CPW) shows a > price for the enterprise package of $68,000. I just looked up the price > for an interactive feature card for an 820 which would provide 1050 > Interactive CPW (feature code #1526); the cost was $530,000. To get half > that amount (560 Interactive CPW, feature code #1525), cost $315,000 on > an 820. And I'm not trying to argue, either, Andy. I'm just as confused as you are. But if you think about it, how many people using a model 810 *NEED* 1020 CPW worth of interactive? Or would possibly use it? A 1070CPW model 270 could never go above 50CPW interactive, the 1100CPW 820 could never go above 560CPW interactive. In both cases, IBM evidently thought that was more than enough. What does this all mean? Hcek if I know. One question that could be asked is what is the EFFECTIVE interactive CPW rating for one of these boxes? Is it the same as the batch? If so, then why could you never max out any model below the 840? Not only that, but I have no idea what other prices are involved. I didn't bother doing a complete review of all the feature prices, such as disk and memory. You already know that support is bundled, so your price goes up there. So, trying to compare old versions to new versions might not make a lot of sense (and I think that's part of the strategy, frankly). The best I can do is compare current prices and figure out what it means. If I need roughly 1000 CPW of batch, then I either pay $10K or $78K, based on whether I web-enable my application. Double that requirement, to 2000CPW, I have to jump to the 810, where I now pay either $35K or $230K. The point is that interactive now is VERY expensive, and there are no options. Web-enable, or pay. And so now a solution like PSC/400 becomes VERY attractive, because it's certainly going to cost less than the interactive feature. Not to mention giving you Internet access and pretty web screens and all those other benefits. Joe
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