Re: PTFs from Denmark

[Ron Adams <rondadams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, point taken. I had just finished reading an article on outsorucing
effects on the workers in India and the US and I was probably still stuck in
that mindset. I wasn't trying to bad mouth or "dis" the Danes, my apologies
if I offended anyone.
 I know that in the case of license keys it was a switch from Colorado to
Denmark.


 On 11/18/05, Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I doubt if the Danes would be considered cheap labor. We in the US tend
> to ignore the fact that IBM is a truly global company with a large
> installed base in Europe. Companies reconfigure and consolidate their
> operations all the time to minimize costs and operate more efficiently.
> It's the reason RS6000 production was consolidated in Rochester.
> Austin's loss, Rochester's gain. I don't see anything nefarious about it.
>
> Ron Adams wrote:
> > Okay, I'll be the serious one here, for just a moment and answer the
> > question.
> > I was told by my BP who sold us our 520, that license keys and PTF
> > deliviries are starting to move overseas, specifically, she mentioned
> > Denmark, but to not be surprised if I got packages from other countries.
> > Basically, and this is my own speculation, IBM is moving jobs to other
> > countries as it makes business sense. Or, to put it bluntly, they're
> > reducing costs, cutting US jobs, and employing foreign workers who can
> work
> > for less.
> >
> > On 11/17/05, Phil Groschwitz <ssc1478@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 11:00 -0500, Al Barsa wrote:
> >>
> >>>If it makes business sense for IBM, then they should do what they want.
> >>>Not everything that IBM does makes business sense.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Are they now shipped via DHL? If so, maybe DHL has a supply chain
> >>distribution center in Denmark ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
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