Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.

the not paying attention was just a take-off on your signature.
no need to be sorry.
and lots of other (most?) people are also in denial.
the good news is that IBM apparently foresee a
slow demise of the platform. Extrapolating their own
figures show a 1.5% decline per year. since the
fraction of IBM's revenue resulting from the AS/400 now
stands at about 10%, you can do the arithmetic.

----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Rehm <javadisciple@earthlink.net>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.


> That so? So everyone else here has been expecting this but I was in denial?
> Wow, sorry.
>
> Chris Rehm
> javadisciple@earthlink.net
> If you believe that the best technology wins the
> marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@leif.org>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
>
>
> > maybe you just haven't been paying attention?
> > It is called denial...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Rehm <javadisciple@earthlink.net>
> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 10:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
> >
> >
> > > Well, I'm not sure it is all doom and gloom, but I know it isn't a
> > > _positive_ sign.
> > >
> > > I think it mostly says that the market for AS/400 specific technologies
> is
> > > getting smaller. Which would mean, I suppose, that if the iSeries is to
> > > survive it needs to compete in more popular marketplaces.
> > >
> > > But what it really says to me is that the market is much further along
> that
> > > road than I thought. I am very sorry to hear that! It caught me off
> guard,
> > I
> > > guess I thought I'd have heard more speculation about such an event
> before
> > > it happened.
> > >
> > > Chris Rehm
> > > javadisciple@earthlink.net
> > > If you believe that the best technology wins the
> > > marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
> > > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 7:35 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > UH, What do you THINK is says?! :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 09:17 PM 7/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> > > > >I've got to say, Don, this blows my mind. Unreal. What does that say
> > > about
> > > > >the state of the market?
> > > > >
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
> > > > >To: <Undisclosed recipients:>
> > > > >Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:49 PM
> > > > >Subject: Midrange Computing is liquidating.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just recieved a call from Shawnna Allison at Midrange
Computing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The company is folding.  They told the employees that today is
> their
> > > last
> > > > > > day.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is a bit of a shock.....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Don in DC
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>
>
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