Re: Say Hello to IBM System i5!

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

Trevor, Dr. Franken....

not to mention the Z-80 series....

With all due respect, hardware isn't what makes the sale.  The application 
does and so does the O/S.  Back (when), the hardware platform was 
significant and a major part of the purchase/use decision.  Now, it's the 
application and the O/S...and it has been for at least 6 years.

Now, How many times has MS renamed Windows?  I'm not talking about 3.1, 
3.11, NT, 95.....XP, I'm talking about changing from Windows to Doors, and 
a few years later calling it Walls,  maybe later Ceilings....with that many 
changes and lack of pruduct recognition continuity, it would end up in the 
Gutters.

How many times has Unix changed it's name?

Do the majority of users really care what chipset they run windows or linux 
on?  Not generally.  They just want it to run.

There is alot to be said for product brand name continuity, and alot more 
to be said for picking a good name to begin with.






At 02:14 PM 2/2/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>  >Trevor Perry wrote:
>  >HP, Sun, never changed the name of their server? How about intel with
> 8088,
>
> >286, 386, 386SX, 486, 486SX, Pentium, Pentium M, Centrino.... ?
>
> More like 8008 8080 8086 80186 80286 80386dx 80386sx 80486dx 80486sx 
> Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentinum III, Pentium II Xeon, Pentium 
> III Xeon, Pentium 4, Pentium-M, Centrino and my favorite:   Itanic! ..or 
> something like that.
>
>  - Larry
>
>
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