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Would would be some examples of the Golden Geese they're talking about? Brad On Fri, 20 May 2005 09:28:33 -0700 Keith Carpenter <carpcon@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Just throw in a little "needs to be more like .NET" and > you're hooked. > > I doubt chasing Microsoft and .NET would be a good > strategy for IBM. Seems to me that if you want .NET you > might as well run windows. Open source projects like > Mono may provide some .NET portability, but they are > incomplete and may lead into legal issues with Microsoft. > > Unfortunately it will take more than a better free form > RPG to rejuvenate iSeries sales. You have to convince > software developers why they should develop for a > proprietary OS using a language that only runs on that > system. A tough sell. It's easier for Microsoft since > windows is considered a standard (rightly or wrongly). > > Not sure if any one remembers, but in the early days of > the AS/400, the A was for Application. The box sold > because of there was a large choice of applications for > the 400. Today most of these packages are gone or no > longer under active development. > > It's kind of sad to see 400 shops switching to Oracle > when it's neither technically or economically superior. > > > Keith > > > > > Steve Richter wrote: > >I cant afford the iSeriesNetwork.com fee based site so I > dont get to > >read the news400 magazine anymore. But I do receive > their daily > >email. I noticed yesterday two articles very critical > of IBM. One > >an article by Paul Conte: > > > >"IBM needs to deliver free-format D-specs (and P-specs) > for ILE RPG, > >and SOON! If we're worried about i5 image and > productivity, a top > >priority should be the application "lingua franca" of > the system. Can > >you imagine Windows Server and .NET offering a language > that still > >requires fixed-format, positional entries? ..." > > > >The other was a link to an opinion piece basically > calling for the CEO > >of IBM to be fired ( my sentiments exactly ) > >http://www.technewsworld.com/story/42894.html > > > >If iSeriesNetwork.com keeps this up I might actually > become a subscriber again! > > > >-Steve > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion > (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: > http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the > archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > Bradley V. Stone BVS.Tools www.bvstools.com
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