RE: Another one bites the dust

FWIW...the iseries has too large of an install base for IBM to just
"pull the plug"  there will have to be a major event & I don't think IBM
will do that since they will losr LOTS of customers...without customers
you have no business.  If they canned the iSeries chances are companies
will start to unload all IBM systems since it will give the impression
that other systems may be non-supported.  I just don't think IBM can
afford the risk.  Everything in business including computing platforms
are driven by "risk vs. reward" (otherwise known as ROI). I still say
use the right tools for the right job.  iSeries is not the end all be
all system...but it's darn close.  I have programmed for windows & some
*nix platforms, the iSeries still just plain works better in most cases
(especially business logic).  To be fair you have to admit that most
windows apps that incorporate complex business just run dog slow....

That's my 2 coppers...<flameshield on>....


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Richter
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:10 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust

On 12/12/06, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Steve Richter

and those companies fail. Just like IBM will. Companies like Boeing
and Microsoft invest long term, fire bad managers and thrive.

Steve, I won't engage you on iSeries-specific topics because we don't

have

enough common ground to discuss things in a constructive manner, and I

don't

think the list needs to hear what essentially is the same argument

over and

over.

fair enough Joe. I actually am out to learn something ...  just what
is IBM going to do with this system of ours?   Not that Trevor ( and
other system advocates ) are part of whatever meetings IBMers are
having about future plans, would be great that, if he does have
insight, he could share some info.

-Steve