Re: IBM's Frank Soltis "let go"

Neil...

Was there a restaurant car on board ?

Nope, but the ride was as bumpy as you saying this current round of layoffs
is all about i. My AIX friends at IBM are also affected. I know your view is
myopically i (rather cool), but this is an IBM decision, not a decision to
purposely impact i only.

I'm not sure how you appear to reach the conclusion that I somehow DON'T agree
with that.

Where did you read that I said you did not agree? Even though you were
responsible for Dr. Frank's retirement, I don't think it means you didn't
like him....

Trevor
P.S. Is your next book titled "How I crashed the world?"




On 11/13/08 11:40 AM, "Neil Palmer" <neilpalmer400mr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Trevor,

Thanks for taking me along for the ride on your logic train while I read your
email. The track seemed a little bumpy and I was hoping it didn't derail
before it reached its destination. Was there a restaurant car on board ?
;-)

You say
"I, for one, believe Dr. Frank to be a strong influence on the community, and
I enjoyed listening to him one-on-one or in an audience."
I'm not sure how you appear to reach the conclusion that I somehow DON'T agree
with that.

The title of Dr. Frank's next book may surprise you.

PS - Le Mans is more Frank's style, not the Indy 500.

PPS - don't tell anyone, but I'm also responsible for the stock market crash -
I invested some money in my retirement plan the day before it started. I
think my investment advisor may have put it in IBM stock. ;-)

Neil Palmer, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada