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Re: Interactive tax Eliminated?

From: Al Barsa <barsa@barsaconsulting.com>
> IMHO, the interactive tax was a misguided thought that IBM had to try (and
> failed) to make people push to client server.  As it made the platform
> uncompetitive, IBM dumbed up and did away with it.
> 

but Al, you used to say that WITHOUT the interactive tax,
the AS/400 was UNPROFITABLE and since IBM was in 
it for the money, the AS/400 would die. Not the same
thing. I don't disagree with your statement above. It shows
great moral clarity.

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