Re: Proprietary era is over, IBM exec to say

Which goes with something I said to friends half a year ago.

Look at IBM's software offering.

It runs on OS/400, OS/390, NT , Unix and Linux.

They don't CARE what OS or even hardware you use.  They just want to sell
you the app.  the OS and hardware is just gravy.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan M. Andelin" <nandelin@relational-data.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Proprietary era is over, IBM exec to say


> Original From: <thomas@inorbit.com>
>
> > What has my interest in this is the difference between
> > "open systems" and "open source". The distinction seems
> > to have blurred significantly recently. I'm not clear if any
> > difference remains.
>
> I interpret Mr. Zeitler's remarks, and IBM's promotion of Linux, mostly as
a
> swipe at Microsoft.  They give us a glimpse at how IBM has, and intends to
> compete against Microsoft.
>
> IBM is attempting to shift the playing field away from operating systems.
> IBM seems to be saying that operating systems, in and of themselves should
> not be a big concern.  They're saying that database, JVM, application
> servers, and standard protocols are where they want to focus their
> attention.  And they want the market to follow.
>
> This direction does de-emphasize the role of ALL "operating systems",
> including OS/400.  Not that IBM would discontinue support for OS/400, but
> that IBM's strategic direction is to distinguish itself in the middleware
> market.  Middleware is the platform of the future.  Not any particular
> operating system.
>
> IBM is not whole-heartedly for open source.  For example, would anyone
> expect the source code for DB2, Websphere, MQ Series, or IBM's JVMs to
> become public?  No, "proprietary" is alive and well <smile>!
>
> But if people are buying Linux, that mostly means they're not buying
> Windows.  It may also mean they're not buying OS/400.  But that won't hurt
> IBM much.  IBM will sell middleware to those people.  And Microsoft,
> apparently won't.
>
> Nathan M. Andelin
> www.relational-data.com
>
>
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