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> > > alternatively, IBM could lower the price of small baby iSeries to > > > make them competitive. > > > ibm did just lower the model 250 by about 30% > but this box way too small for Linux > > <clip from The Four Hundred newsletter Feb 18> found announce letter http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/usalets&parms=H_102-034 > With last week's announcements, these machines are available as the Model > 250 entry and growth configurations, with four times the disk capacity, but > for $4,800 and $8,300, respectively. This is a considerable price cut--35 > percent on the entry configuration and 25 percent on the growth > configuration--and one that IBM is probably not happy making. It is also > probably an admission by IBM that the Model 250 was overpriced for the past > 18 months. The other interesting price change is that IBM has eliminated > monthly maintenance charges on the entry Model 250 (which used to be $84 a > month on the regular 250-2295) and has dropped maintenance on the growth > Model 250 to $11 a month, down from $95 a month for the 250-2296. These > maintenance prices are way out of line with the entry-server market, and IBM > seems to be conceding this. > </clip> > jim > >
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