Re: Interesting Monday Morning Update

[Mark Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Dennis,

At 12:10 PM 6/28/99 -0400, you wrote:

>In reviewing the MMU, I noticed the item entitled "IBM Is Not Pulling
>AS/400 Promotions," which would seem to be sparked by comments on this
>list.  I find it interesting that the discussion found there was not also
>repeated on this list... what's that tell us?  Maybe nothing, but I have
>to wonder.

>Anyway, I found the following statement interesting, and wondered if
>anyone else on this list has thoughts on it.  Quoting the article: "What
>goes unsaid at IBM is that [in spite of advertisement deficiency - Dennis]
>its flagship AS/400 and mainframe servers will continue to be used as the
>backbones of back-office applications but that UNIX and NT servers will
>handle most of the e-business middleware that links these applications to
>the outside world...."

 I saw that piece and it seemed to me that they were whitewashing (i.e.
spinning) what is happening.  We've been "yelling" about the /400 brand not
being pushed.  IBM then goes ahead and listens to us.  After a short while
they lump everything back together again.  Same old, same old.

 -mark

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