Re: And if you were worried about your future...

That's udderly silly!!!!

On 1/25/07, Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

MOOOOOO


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:50 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: And if you were worried about your future...

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=19
7000461
>
> 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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