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  3. March 2002

RE: Disk Drives

At 3/28/02 12:29 AM, you wrote:
>1).  One of the things that makes them more expensive is that IBM replaces
>them, proactively, at their expense, when they are bad.

  While the "proactive" part is commendable, it's not a really good
argument, since their "rock solid" reputation would go downhill very
quickly if they didn't.  For a comparison on how NOT to do it, see:
"Firestone."

  By a raise of keyboards, how many would voluntarily purchase a Firestone
tire when other alternatives are just as available?


>2).  The high cost of AS/400 integration is one of the things that makes
>the AS/400 the lowest cost per user server in the market place.

  I would agree that a small premium is deserved, not the huge one that is
currently charged.

  -mark

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