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

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

Absolutely Bovine! :)



At 10:56 AM 1/25/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> That's udderly silly!!!!
>
> On 1/25/07, Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > MOOOOOO
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tommy Holden
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [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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