Re: 170s not shipping

Another way to look at this begins with a calendar...IBM is in their 4th
quarter and has a hot product that is priced to move.  Based on that, any
system I have ordered in the 4th Qtr timeframe, has been a fight for a
decent ship date....You will see every constraint that can possibly happen
in getting a ship date nailed in the 4th  Qtr.

There is one date that will not get passed up:  12/31/98...They want that
revenue in their 4 Qtr numbers and will bend over backwards to make it.

Regards,

Mike Shaw


-----Original Message-----
From: boothm@ibm.net <boothm@ibm.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 9:31 PM
Subject: RE: 170s not shipping


>Could this mean run-away sales?  If so, IBM Marketing better get back to
work.
>
>In <199810250157.PAA14894@mail.aloha.com>, on 10/24/98
>   at 03:56 PM, "Steve Glanstein" <mic@aloha.com> said:
>
>
>>We're getting the same problem in Hawaii. My computer was supposed to
>>ship this week and didn't. No explanation, just constrained. One of my
>>client's computers got delayed a couple of weeks in November. Even tried
>>going onto IBM's site and checking.  No records.
>
>--
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>boothm@ibm.net
>Booth Martin
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>


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