RE: INCREDIBLE - what am I missing here... ??? !!!

["Jenkins, Joseph" <joseph.jenkins@xxxxxxx>]

The fact that the OS is free.  Also that IBM wants to position themselves as
the end all be all for all things Linux related.




-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Lewis [mailto:clewis@iquest.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:31 AM
To: Midrange-L List
Subject: INCREDIBLE - what am I missing here... ??? !!!
Importance: High


Hi Folks,

We buy equipment from CDW and I hit their extranet yesterday and am
greeted by the little penguin and a link "Introducing IBM Small Business
Pack e-Business software for Linux at a very attractive promotional
price."

So I click on the link and get:

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Small Business Pack for Linux from IBM

Featuring market-leading solutions from IBM and Lotus affordably priced
for the cost-conscious Small Business consumer, IBM's Small Business
Pack for Linux will help your small business build a reliable, scalable
foundation for e-business with a low entry price.

The Business Pack adds significant value to the popular Linux operating
system by including the three most requested server functions:

Domino Application Server: messaging and groupware capability including
group calendaring plus both Web and disconnected e-mail
DB2 Universal Database: a powerful, scalable relational database
Websphere Application Server: a full function Java servlet-based Web
application server designed for high-performance Web sites

Additionally, the Business Pack for Linux provides small businesses with
easy Internet penetration by giving you a dynamic Web site, e-mail
capability, application sharing and a robust database storage. It
provides you with the necessary product families previously offered to
medium and large companies so you don't go through the time and trouble
to build it yourself piece by piece.
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And the price ?

419.00 !!!!!!!

We are a small business but running on the AS/400. I would LOVE to be
able to get this stuff for that price...

What am I missing here ?

Chuck

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