Re: Thats all folks!

Mark,

iSeries is a PROPRIETARY system!

Not many software companies have the time, courage and patience to deal with
IBM and all the trouble in keeping up with a proprietary OS.  Most software
company like to build their software for multiple platforms and I don't
think, in my opinion, they have good support and encouragement from IBM.  It
is difficult already for the iSeries to compete with other Midrange servers
due to pricing not to top it with beaureucracy and politics.  IBM will need
to change its approach for a wider market for the iSeries to gain among all
sizes of business.  What good is a system that is number 1 in reliability
and availability when software company don't have easy access to its
manufacturer so as to build better applications.
I hope I made my point clear here.

In fact, I received my first AS/400 system yesterday.  A 9406-270 2432 fully
loaded, I'm looking forward to software designing for specific industries.
I plan to target software not available on the AS/400 currently.  I hope to
be able to accomplish this goal in the nearest future.

Dare
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Phippard" <MarkP@softlanding.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: Thats all folks!


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> Steve,
>
> > We should be picking on IBM, not the iSeries...
>
> Maybe we should be picking on iSeries Developers--ourselves.
>
> If the iSeries is as great as we all say, and I am just as big an iSeries
> bigot as anyone, where are all of the great applications to show for it?
> Where can a small business get an application as good as say Goldmine to
> manage their sales, and isn't that where a lot of businesses will start?
> After all, this thread started with a message that the iSeries is losing
> the small business battle.  I think it is losing because the applications
> are not there.  The operational characteristics of the iSeries fit the
> needs of a small business perfectly, but where is the software?  Please do
> not suggest a green screen application.
>
> What size company do you have to be before the iSeries starts to make
> sense?  A small business starting from scratch is not likely going to
> build their own applications, nor should they.  What is the likelihood
> that the applications that are appropriate for their business will involve
> an iSeries?
>
> I guess my point is that the technology of the iSeries can be great, but
> that still does not automatically make it the best choice for a lot of
> businesses out there.  It is kind of a hackneyed expression but
> "businesses buy software, not hardware".
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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