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  • Subject: Re: Automated Upgrade Product
  • From: Neil Palmer <NPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 16:56:08 -0400
  • Organization: NxTrend Technology - Canada

Dave Mahadevan wrote:
> 
> Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:
> 
> > At 04:45 PM 7/1/97 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:
> > >
> > >> At 11:01 PM 6/30/97 -0800, you wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I thought that blatant advertising is off limits?????
> > >
> > >You mean subtle advertising (like user tools) is ok? :-)
> > >
> > Dave,
> >
> > With all due respect, there are significant differences.
> >
> > First of the, and TAA Tools were shipped on every AS/400 IBM ever
> > shipped
> > (V3R1 and prior, not including V1R1M0).  This product was not.
> >
> > IBM made a change in policy in withdrawing the Tools, which adversely
> > affected some customers.  Today, when migrating to RISC, we
> > occasionally
> > get calls from customers who did not expect the change, on the weekend
> > that
> > they are going live.  In some cases, being ill-prepared has caused
> > these
> > customers significant business disruption or just significant expense
> > in
> > additional air courier costs.  IBM's decision to transition into the
> > 'Bill
> > Gates Model of Marketing' (where everything is cheap, and you get
> > nickeled
> > and dimed to death) was their decision. IMHO, the AS/400 was better
> > served
> > in the old model of doing business.  IBM did not agree.  They're
> > bigger
> > than I am, so I play by their rules.
> >
> > All of my posts were in direct response to another post.  (As is this
> > post.)  I never initiated any advertising, and never mentioned the
> > url.
> >
> > Dave, I think your comments are off base.
> >
> 
> Al:
> 
> I respectfully disagree.  When you have a financial interest in a
> product, it is but prudent to mention that when giving advice which uses
> a part of your product (in this case TAATOOLS).

Dave,

Don't assume that Al is referring to the TAATOOLs now sold by Jim Sloan
(in affiliation with Al).
Almost (all ?) of the replies Al has sent regarding QUSRTOOL/TAATOOLs
could refer to the V3R1 and prior releases of QUSRTOOL commands that
were distributed free by IBM, and in which he has no financial interest
whatsoever.

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