RE: "State of the Midrange" by Don Rima -- MIDRANGE-L

Napstar users don't care about Napstar.  They care about getting free tunes 
whether it's through Napstar or someone else.  It's not the company, it's 
the music.

-----Original Message-----
From:   L. S. Russell [SMTP:leslier@datrek.com]
Sent:   Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:48 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: "State of the Midrange" by Don Rima

Big difference between Napster users and AS/400 users is that Napster
users really cared what became of Napster; without exception folks from
your average downloader to industry big-wigs like Laporte.  They cared,
one way or the other for it or against it.

I have heard it said on this list and others: "well I don't care if I
work on the 400 or an NT box", or "I don't care if it's Java or RPG".
You have industry reporters who seem to have put a contract out on the
AS/400 and users who would just as soon be working with another
platform.

Of the few people on this and other lists who really care, how many will
take the time to hunt down and write the people at IBM and complain, a
very small number I would bet.

Chuck Lewis wrote:
>
> Rob Dixon wrote:
>
> <--- HUGE snip --->
>
> <Perhaps we should take some action - all write to Lou direct or even 
better all
> subscribers to this and other lists should turn up at an agreed time at 
Lou's office
> with the media in tow.  That would increase the number of people who had 
heard of the
> AS/400 if nothing else.>
>
> Writing Lou would be a good idea IF we could get LOTS of folks to DO IT 
!!! And do it
> well...
>
> Not that this is apples to apples but Napster posted a plea for users to 
email their
> folks in Congress and provided a link, etc. and RIGHT before the trial 
AND the
> hearings where Congress basically did nothing but say, and rightfully so, 
this needs
> more research, it was reported that EACH Congress person was getting 
70,000 emails on
> average !!! It got attention...
>
> Chuck
>
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