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It will be a while before we're a commodity. We make IBM money without a lot of effort on their part. I think we're a cash cow. On 1/25/07, Trevor Perry <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
IBM is selling parts of its business. Today, it is Ricoh buying the Printing division. See here: http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/news/breakingnews.jhtml?articleId=197000461 Quote: "The sale is the latest move by IBM CEO Sam Palmisano to rid the company of low margin hardware products that are increasingly seen as commodities." So, while System i division is profitable, we can remain part of IBM? I was comparing an 820 yesterday - list price was originally over $2million. The current replacement cost is less than $250K. Maybe we are heading for someone to buy 51%? When will we be a commodity? -- 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.
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