RE: Microsoft thwarted again

["McKown, John" <john.mckown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:50 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: Microsoft thwarted again
> 
> 
> The biggest difference, though, is that unlike videotape 
> quality, which
> was a consumer decision based purely on the customer's experience,
> things like reliability and security can be "spun", as we see here in
> this list.  Statistics show clearly that the iSeries is far more
> reliable than Windows, but MS salespeople quickly muddy the 
> waters with
> the old cluster argument.  And even non-IT folks know that Windows is
> full of security holes, yet there are people who insist that 
> a properly
> patched and configured and locked down Windows machine is 
> comparable to
> an iSeries.
> 
> How is a consumer to know?  Unless someone is out there holding up the
> banner of the iSeries, the consumer has to believe what the 
> consultants
> tell him, and there are plenty of consultants willing to tell him that
> Windows is "good enough".
> 
> Joe

Very true. Unfortunately, the marketing and consulting liars simply
start calling those who have questions "not team players",
"obstructionists", and the like. And if IT management is on the "save
every penny" crusade, then they have the "desire to believe". So far, we
old dinos have been able to interject good questions which are not
"offensive" but more in the form of "Please explain how you ... to this
ignorant person". Sometimes they can answer. Often the tap dance so well
that they put Fred Astare to shame.


--
John McKown
Senior Systems Programmer
UICI Insurance Center
Information Technology

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