Re: AS/400 heritage

This grouch courtesy of IBM's frequent half-assed attempts at marketing
the iSeries.

You would think it is a good idea, you are drinking the same water eLou
is.  What would be the point of iSeries running a series like I
suggest?  It would have no value if, AS WITH ALL OTHER IBM MARKETING OF
THE ISERIES, it was targeted at and only sent to the current customer
base.  Here's another idea, which I am sure some IBM'er will shoot down,
let me donate my subscriptions (I get two issues of iSeries mag each
month) to someone else!  IBM sends me, someone who is already convinced
the iSeries is the greatest box ever built, this magazine 12 times a
year.  Sure it has a little worthwhile info, but it ain't like I
couldn't get it in 50 other places (we are using the most valuable of
them right now).  So scale down iSeries mag, put case studies, white
papers, pricing info, side-by-side comparisons of the iSeries against
other platforms.  Then take this and send it out to people who either
don't know anything about the iSeries or who are sitting on the fence.  

I am not suggesting complaining to IBM Jon, I am suggesting effectively
marketing the iSeries to a broader target.  What's wrong with that? 
Well let me tell you what is wrong with that.  If IBM did effectively
market the iSeries, the rest of the eServer line would sell like Ketchup
Popcicles.  

And no there are no where near enough place to complain to IBM about the
bang-up job they are doing killing the AS/400.

Jon.Paris@hal.it wrote:
> 
>  >> What a waste of ink!
> 
> Boy what a grouch!
> 
> I thought it was quite a nice idea.  Besides - what would be the point of
> the Mag running your suggestion?  Aren't there enough places for people to
> complain to IBM about this?  Since complaining about it has proven mostly
> ineffective I fail to see what purpose could be served.
> 
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