Re: RE my XP Windows got broke in a Hailstorm -- MIDRANGE-L

>The keyboard. Right across the top of the keyboard, is the name Microsoft.

I'm hoping when you went back to the office you took him to your pc, and
showed him an iSeries screen in a browser (that did NOT look like a green
screen telnet session). And if you don't have screens like that on your
system
then point to a 400 web site and show him that your system could be doing
this!
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Taylor" <jtaylor@rpg2java.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 5:26 PM
Subject: RE: RE my XP Windows got broke in a Hailstorm


>
> Chris,
>
> >
> > But John, it isn't the Joe Public who makes those choices. It is the MIS
> > professional. That's the guy Joe Public will blame if his credit card
does
> > get stolen or if a virus attacks his computer.
> >
>
> As usual, we'll have to agree to disagree. In my opinion, JP is THE
deciding
> factor in the ultimate technology choices. Don't confuse who he's going to
> blame --always someone else-- with who's going to make the decision.
>
> Let me tell you about what happened to me just yesterday afternoon.
>
> The owner of one of the companies that I work for came into my office and
> asked if I had time to go for a ride with him. As we're travelling along
in
> his car, he begins to tell me what this is all about. It seems that he's
> been at a car dealership where he saw the new "Microsoft Computer".
> Apparently, it's really small, but very powerful, and it has brilliant
sharp
> colours on the screen. He's convinced that we need to start buying these
> Microsoft computers. He even has the name of the computer outfit that sold
> these to the dealership, and he thinks I should give them a call.
>
> I play dumb to see how far this is going to go.
>
> We get to the dealership and he starts chatting it up with the counter
clerk
> who had shown him this great new computer. As it turns out, the Microsoft
> computer consists of a decent quality LCD monitor, connected to an
el-cheapo
> clone PC that's tucked neatly out of site. It's running Win98, and the guy
> has a couple of browser sessions going, along with their dealership
package.
> Nothing special. So where did the "Microsoft Computer" come from?
>
> The keyboard. Right across the top of the keyboard, is the name Microsoft.
>
> One JP start's chatting it up with another JP, who just happens to love
his
> new toy because it's so much better than the Unix terminal that it
replaced,
> and one more company comes a hair's width away from buying a whole bunch
of
> new Microsoft Computers.
>
>
> John Taylor
>
> p.s. - Not 3 weeks earlier, I'd pitched him the IBM Netvista X40, which
*is*
> really small, powerful, and has a nice screen. But no sale, because it's
too
> expensive.
>
>
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