Re: Cheaper Servers?

add a question if one thinks it's going to happen, that is:
1) do you want it
2) do you think it will happen

----- Original Message -----
From: Shields, Ken <kenshields@ppg.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:58 AM
Subject: RE: Cheaper Servers?


> David HI
> Any chance you can design a simple poll, here or on Midrange.com, to
determine how many people
> agree, that a PC version of OS/400 is important, or not, and how many would
actually buy the OS for thier own use?
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gibbs [mailto:david@midrange.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:27 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Cheaper Servers?
>
>
> At 07:59 AM 4/10/2002, you wrote:
> >I think a portable OS400 can give Windoze a ride for its money.  Not to
> >mention the stability of OS400 amongst many of its superior features.
Don't
> >quote me but we could break the monopoly of Microsoft on OS.
>
> Who are you kidding?  Green screen OS400 vs. Fancy Smancy 64000 color
> Window$?  A company that doesn't market it's system vs. a company that
> markets their systems to heck and back?
>
> It's a proven fact that technical excellence & stability is not what
> corporate america wants ... they want "gee-wiz, 'ohh look at the pretty
> colors', it's good because the IT press says it is" systems.
>
> Yes, I know I'm being cynical ... but this is just the reality as I see it.
>
> btw: don't get me wrong ... iSeries & OS400 are still my first picks for an
> OS to run my business (if I ran a business).  *I* know technical excellence
> when I see it (mostly), don't want my core business to be wasting cycles
> updating a GUI, and take everything the IT press says with a grain of salt.
>
> david
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