RE: IBM's Executive and Marketing teams; let's write to them

Not that they'll care much. 38 of their 40 hours per week are spent
reviewing and maximizing the value of a share of stock. Hence, the focus on
the services market.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:02 AM
To: Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: IBM's Executive and Marketing teams; let's write to them

Well. it *would* be the first they've ever heard of these complaints.

On Jan 16, 2008 8:57 AM, Eric Lehti <elehti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We could write to IBM's Executive and Marketing teams if we had their
addresses. Let's get their names, addresses, and contact them. An
occasional coordinated mailing to the top 40 or 50 people at IBM would
be good. Some of our ideas could influence their views and actions,
even SJL's as noted below.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of SJL
I have always been

. . . at IBM for their lack of marketing strategy for this platform,

which I

originally attributed to their focus on mainframe sales in those days,

and their fear that

AS/400 would cannibalize that market.

Today I just don't understand their lack of focus on this platform.

I personally believe that over the last 30 years that the IBM midrange

systems

(particularly the System/38, AS/400, iSeries, and System i) represent

the best business

computing platform that has ever existed, bar none, but those in power

at IBM headquarters

still treats it like a step-child.

IMO, IBM should spin off the midrange division as a separate company,

and let it realize

its full potential. It has been held back by those in power at IBM

corporate.
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