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Re: File reorgs while file is in use - new in V5R3

Well, because a large company can do it whether they have a better
product or not. A small company has to fight things like loss
leadership, tremendous marketing power, virtually unlimited legal (read
sue) power...etc.

Products are not chosen based on technical ability, they're chosen based
on marketing.

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:46:27 -0500, rob@xxxxxxxxx said:
> What difference does it make if it's a large company taking over a niche 
> from a small company,
> or a small company taking over a niche from a large company?
> 
> 
> Rob Berendt
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> Of course, it might be called something else when a huge company with
> lots of money and resources and lawyers takes over the niche that some
> other company has. Sounds more like Microsoft with every word...
> 
> On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:59:27 -0400 (EDT), "Don" <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > 
> > 
> > I know...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > > Don,
> > >
> > > That's called competition.  And as long as they don't violate any
> > > copyrights and patents then I'm all for it.
> > >
> > > Rob Berendt
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> > > 6928N 400E
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > > 07/09/2004 10:38 AM
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> > > Re: File reorgs while file is in use - new in V5R3
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > this brings up another point:  what impact will this have on the 
> utilities
> > > guys and are they going to bring any legal issues to bear?
> > >
> > > Seems like IBM's taking alot of 3rd party functionality and making it 
> base
> > > code in several platform arenas....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > > Which brings up a good point.  There is so much in V5R3 that you 
> used to
> > > > shell out extra bucks for in utilities.
> > > >
> > > > Rob Berendt
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > > > File reorgs while file is in use - new in V5R3
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I didn't see this mentioned anywhere until this morning, when I read
> > > > through
> > > > my MC Press Online newsletter, there's an article titled "TechTip: 
> New
> > > > Graphical Goodies in V5R3 iSeries Navigator Database".  Physical 
> file
> > > > reorgs
> > > > (aka RGZPFM) can be performed while in use (even in update mode), as
> > > part
> > > > of
> > > > V5R3 OS - no 3rd party software required.  Reorgs can be suspended 
> and
> > > > continued.  Yada, yada, yada.  Looks good.
> > > >
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