Re: IBM Advertising

As a 30-something MBA, I can vouch for that.  I'd never heard of an
iSeries (AS/400) until I got to my current job.

NOT GOOD!

Mike E.

On 7/14/05, Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> No, you're fairly accurate.  Problem is, the M$ kool-aid is all they were
> taught in B.school.  And, gee, guess what, you bring the skillsets you
> learn in school to the workplace....
> 
> Frankly, we've had a major turnover in IT management and Sr. staff in the
> last 10 years and very few of them know about AS400 or consider it to be
> state of the art...
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > The new decision makers are the 30-something MBA's who have been drinking
> > the M$ kool-aid all their lives. I'm sorry, is that too blunt?
> > --
> >
> > Paul Nelson
> > Arbor Solutions, Inc.
> > 708-670-6978  Cell
> > pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 07/14/2005 12:30 PM
> > Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> >
> >        To:     midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >        cc:
> >        Subject:        Re: IBM Advertising
> >
> >
> > "I think part of IBM's plan is to stem the tide of anyone leaving the
> > fold."
> >
> > That's fine too. But it's not my decision as to whether we stay or leave.
> > I'm already convinced that it's the best platform. Unfortunatley many of
> > those who do make that decision are not IT people and never see IT related
> >
> > magazines.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gerald Kern
> > IBM Certified AS/400 RPG IV Developer & RPG IV Programmer
> > MIS Project Leader, Lotus Notes/Domino Administrator
> > The Toledo Clinic, Inc.
> > 4235 Secor Road
> > Toledo, OH 43623-4299
> > Phone 419-479-5535
> > gkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx