Re: AIX - i5/OS feature comparison was the notorious Steve's soapbox

Mike Cunningham wrote:

   4. Re: AIX - i5/OS feature comparison was the notorious Steve's
      soapbox (Mike Cunningham)

And IBM isn't in the hardware business, they're in the
consulting/support/services business. And IBM can sell a lot more AIX
services than they can sell OS/400 services.

Tom Liotta

On 9/7/06, Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 9/7/06, Walden H. Leverich <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I think people should actually stop buying it
> >until IBM sells it for the same price as the p5.
>
> Steve, the power of the i5 isn't in the hardware, it's in the OS, you

> know that! I'll make you a deal, IBM can sell the i5 and p5 at the same

> price, sans-OS. You can then add a couple thousand for AIX or a few 10

> to 100-thousand for OS/400, that's about a fair price differential based

> on what the OSs can do. Would that make you happier? <G>
>

Are we really saying the i5/OS is better than AIX - Linux? My
conclusion up front, so people dont get totally rabid, is on the whole
they are equal. As in IBM should sell i5/OS the way it sells AIX - as
a low charge item that is a vehicle for selling p5 hardware and user
based DB2 licenses.

DB2 on AIX can handle XML. i5/OS cant.