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From: Dan Bale <dbale@samsa.com> > I realize we have beaten this thing to death, but it irks me to no end that > IBM can't see any value in selling a one user, development-only system for > something less than a second mortgage. Isn't *that* what we've been telling > IBM??? > value to whom? to you? IBM doesn't care about you. To IBM? well, by setting a low price on a one-man development box, does IBM get value? Would your development help IBM sell more boxes? Not likely, or rather: by the actions IBM show us that they don't think so. Wake up to it. The name of the game for IBM right now is to milk the userbase for as much as possible before the platform dies away. It would also help the stock price if sales can be raked up this year (Greenstreak) so that the last two quarters look good.
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