Re: PTFs from Denmark

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I doubt if the Danes would be considered cheap labor.  We in the US tend 
to ignore the fact that IBM is a truly global company with a large 
installed base in Europe.  Companies reconfigure and consolidate their 
operations all the time to minimize costs and operate more efficiently. 
 It's the reason RS6000 production was consolidated in Rochester. 
Austin's loss, Rochester's gain.  I don't see anything nefarious about it.

Ron Adams wrote:
> Okay, I'll be the serious one here, for just a moment and answer the
> question.
>  I was told by my BP who sold us our 520, that license keys and PTF
> deliviries are starting to move overseas, specifically, she mentioned
> Denmark, but to not be surprised if I got packages from other countries.
> Basically, and this is my own speculation, IBM is moving jobs to other
> countries as it makes business sense. Or, to put it bluntly, they're
> reducing costs, cutting US jobs, and employing foreign workers who can work
> for less.
>
>  On 11/17/05, Phil Groschwitz <ssc1478@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 11:00 -0500, Al Barsa wrote:
> >
> > > If it makes business sense for IBM, then they should do what they want.
> > > Not everything that IBM does makes business sense.
> >
> > Are they now shipped via DHL? If so, maybe DHL has a supply chain
> > distribution center in Denmark ;-)
> >
> >
> >
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