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

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

You guys are in rare form....and may want to take this to non-tech before 
David says "hoof it!"

Don in DC



At 11:27 AM 1/25/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> I'll spot you that one
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ketzes, Larry
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:15 AM
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> Subject: RE: And if you were worried about your future...
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> I'd steak my reputation that you are correct.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wes Reinhold
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:04 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: And if you were worried about your future...
>
> This thread has turned into a lot of bull.  Don't you think you milked
> this one dry?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:52 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: And if you were worried about your future...
>
> I think we were a cash cow. Now we are just a cash calf.
>
> Anyone want iVeal with your RPG?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Ryan"
> 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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