Re: IBM investment in i

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Really? What's the difference? Sales of services vs. sales of product,
but it's sales nonetheless.

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Recently I read Tom Watson Jr's book about IBM and his dad, T J Watson.
>  IBM became great because T J Watson believed in sales.  Everything he
>  and therefore IBM did was driven by a desire for sales.  Today's IBM is
>  a far cry from what T J demanded.
>
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>
>  Pat Barber wrote:
>  > My view is hardly myopic and I was a BP for over 18 years, so I
>  > do have some knowledge of the market place and who is selling
>  > what.
>  >
>  > I have no complaints and my views are just that...my views.
>  >
>  > I could care less that you take offense.
>  >
>  > Did you actually read the part about "very few" are selling ?
>  >
>  >
>  > Trevor Perry wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  >> I take offense at the accusation that "nobody is selling the box".
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> Whatever complaints you have, whatever myopic vision of a glorious green
>  >> past you have, the world is a better place with IBM bringing IBM i to the
>  >> mainstream.
>  >>
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