Re: Allocating memory to a subsystem -- WEB400

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Aaron,

If the $3K version was for a developer use, how would IBM prevent an actual
'customer' from getting the developer box and using it for, say...
production?

In other words, how does IBM distinguish between giving a discount to the
developers who would use it to build new apps, vs. the end-customers who
would buy enough of the apps+servers to make IBM the profit they need to be
able to afford selling the $3K version to us?

Trevor

On 4/9/08 11:34 PM, "Aaron Bartell" <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Pete,

Yeah, I was expecting to need a newer base system to cash in on the
new pricing. Anybody know what it costs for a hard drive and stick of
memory in these new systems? When they announced the machines I went
out to the website and added one to my "shopping basket" and came up
with a price of $12k total for what I needed (entry level "Express").
Wouldn't it rock if they came up with a way to have a "hobbyist"
version where you could get the hardware and "IBM i" for $3k? I think
we would see a lot more people having them in their basements and thus
a lot more usage of the platform vs. decline.

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com

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