Re: AS/400 rebrand

[jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

>> I have just heard from an IBM'er a confirmation on the rebrand from
>> AS/400 to I/400 or I/500. Even that the front covers changes too and
>> that you can 'upgrade' your cover.


>i heard that it was marketing driven, pure and simple.  the as/400 has
>been out for 12 years and it needed a new name.  like the 'new coke'.

>the person that told me this, when asked if i thought it was a good
>idea, paused for a very long time and said 'they don't pay me to think'.
>nj

It's not just a new name.  They will all have new names.  You may see
(How do I say this)

"It could well be the Tragic Box made flesh"

It may make the platform more obscure than before.

John Carr

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