RE: Green Streak

["Al Barsa" <barsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The older requirement that every System/38 was upgradable to a newer system
had to go away to lower the price of the system being sold.

We asked for lower prices, and they said yes.  IBM is a business, and it
has to make money.  If it doesn't make enough money, the stockholders will
get new management that will make money.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com






                      Jim Damato
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If you lower prices and limit upgradability it has the net effect for many
customers of not lowering prices.  The server is cheaper, but we've
completely devalued your investment.

It's more like saying:  You still cannot have your cake, but we're going to
move it to a different cupboard.

-Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Al Barsa [mailto:barsa@barsaconsulting.com]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 8:26 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Green Streak



I would like to point out that we, as a user community, went to IBM and
said that we wanted lower priced systems.

IBM responded by lowering prices, but limited the upgradability of systems
to offset this expense.

You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com

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