RE: Green Streak

Dan,

It would seem much simpler for IBM to establish a "Developer Hosting"
service.  Small developers get VPN or dial-up access to  system(s) (various
release levels), access to licensed products (for the add-on tools folk),
for a reasonable monthly or annual fee.  IBM could put some of those older
trade-in boxes to use again, and foster closer ties to the small developers
out there.  That's already an option with some of the AS400 hosting services
available, but IBM could bring MUCH added value to this in terms of product
and services available to the developer.  Some hosting services might be
running on an older or unsupported release, or it doesn't have SSL
configured, or whatever. IBM could offer special environments as chargeable
options to a DevHost subscriber.

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@samsa.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 9:14 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Green Streak
>
>
> 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???
>
> - Dan Bale
> (I am *NOT* "Dale"
> http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200105/msg00281.html )
>
> Al Barsa wrote:
>
> 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
>
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