Re: free-format move *USA date value to 6-digit numeric in YMDfor mat

If the vast majority of people do not upgrade to the latest release, how is
it that people will take advantage of the "new toys"? If it were on a
base-release, than virtually everyone could do that, but not when it is a
fractionalized point-release enhancement.
-Bob Cozzi



On 12/28/05 3:34 PM, "Fisher, Don" <dfisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It is presumably good that more, rather than fewer, developers are using
> current versions of the OS and compiler so they can be taking advantage of
> the newest features.  IBM is likely assuming that developers with access to
> the new toys will take advantage of them; creating better, sharper, and
> slicker applications.  The word will eventually spread that iSeries/AS400 is
> not the dying legacy dinosaur the world thinks it is, but a vibrant platform
> that will attract the interest of businesses interested in reducing their
> development and maintenance costs.  That, in turn, will increase demand for
> OS/400 knowledge in college students.
> 
> Whether any of this is true is really idle speculation.  Only IBM knows why
> the enhancements are dribbled out this way and what the long term goals are.
> 
> 
> Donald R. Fisher, III
> Project Manager
> Roomstore Furniture Company
> (804) 784-7600 extension 2124
> DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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> Why is it good for IBM, the platform or the client?
> I hear that but I never have heard a justification for that view--other than
> IBM says this so it must be true.
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