Re: IBM's Frank Soltis "let go"

[Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil...

>  Was there a restaurant car on board ?
Nope, but the ride was as bumpy as you saying this current round of layoffs
is all about i. My AIX friends at IBM are also affected. I know your view is
myopically i (rather cool), but this is an IBM decision, not a decision to
purposely impact i only.

> I'm not sure how you appear to reach the conclusion that I somehow DON'T agree
> with that.
Where did you read that I said you did not agree? Even though you were
responsible for Dr. Frank's retirement, I don't think it means you didn't
like him....

Trevor
P.S. Is your next book titled "How I crashed the world?"




On 11/13/08 11:40 AM, "Neil Palmer" <neilpalmer400mr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Trevor,
>
> Thanks for taking me along for the ride on your logic train while I read your
> email.  The track seemed a little bumpy and I was hoping it didn't derail
> before it reached its destination.  Was there a restaurant car on board ?
> ;-)
>
> You say 
> "I, for one, believe Dr. Frank to be a strong influence on the community, and
> I enjoyed listening to him one-on-one or in an audience."
> I'm not sure how you appear to reach the conclusion that I somehow DON'T agree
> with that.
>
> The title of Dr. Frank's next book may surprise you.
>
> PS - Le Mans is more Frank's style, not the Indy 500.
>
> PPS - don't tell anyone, but I'm also responsible for the stock market crash -
> I invested some money in my retirement plan the day before it started.  I
> think my investment advisor may have put it in IBM stock.  ;-)
>
> Neil Palmer, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada