Re: And if you were worried about your future... -- MIDRANGE-L

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It will be a while before we're a commodity. We make IBM money without
a lot of effort on their part. I think we're a cash cow.

On 1/25/07, Trevor Perry <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

IBM is selling parts of its business. Today, it is Ricoh buying the Printing 
division. See here: 
http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/news/breakingnews.jhtml?articleId=197000461

Quote: "The sale is the latest move by IBM CEO Sam Palmisano to rid the company of 
low margin hardware products that are increasingly seen as commodities."

So, while System i division is profitable, we can remain part of IBM? I was 
comparing an 820 yesterday - list price was originally over $2million. The 
current replacement cost is less than $250K. Maybe we are heading for someone 
to buy 51%? When will we be a commodity?
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