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And I think that's the key to this discussion...marketing vs.
technical. The name is more important to the people that sell them
than to the people that work on them.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey Don (mr. 1988),

Do you ever want to SELL a new server? How does calling it an AS/400 help
sell new systems?

While you call it an AS/400, there is no ~reality~ of a viable future.

Trevor




On 2/22/08 11:14 AM, "Don" <dr2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey, Joe (aka AS/400...),
>
> If you were to base how many people KNEW who you were and USED your
> products/services as a function of your known name, you would have between
> 8-14 times as much business as the iseries and system-I folks combined -
> based on how Job Want Classified Ads are currently worded. This data is
> accurate as of TODAY...
>
> So, the theory would be that you'd have 8-14 times as much work and revenue
> stream as someone else... :)
>
> Just a simple observation of reality...
>
> DR2




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