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L.S. wrote,
<No amount of letter writing or whining will
achieve this. We <don't need
<to take over the marketing of the AS/400
for IBM we need <to find ways to
<make IBM want to market the AS/400. We must
all <recognize and accept the
<need for a change in our industry and begin
working toward <that end.
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-----Original Message-----
From: L. S. Russell
[mailto:leslier@datrek.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 3:28 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: NOTICE to IBM: You're
all missing the point!
Ted Barry wrote:
> If IBM really wants to kill the 400
(which, I guess some of them have
> been trying to do for years), then we
need to serve IBM notice! This is a
> living system and a lot of companies have
invested millions into
> upgrades. Maybe we should let our CEO's
and GM's know that Dell is a
> viable solution. They've got black boxes
too.
I agree and disagree.
The part I disagree with is the implication
that IBM is actively seeking
ways to kill the AS/400. Blaming IBM for
attempting to achieve the
highest rewards for its investment is like
blaming vultures for picking
over the bones of a dead animal. Survival is
that nature of the beast in
both cases and IBM has proven that it is a
survivor.
Yes we should serve notice but not by
abandoning or threatening to
abandon the platform we are trying to save.
The only way to "save" the
AS/400 from the threat we all perceive is to
work together to make it a
more profitable platform for everyone
involved; that includes hardware
and software vendors, IBM, consultants and
IBM BP's, right down to the
lowly hired-hand grunt programmer.
But we must begin by setting aside this
unfounded prejudice against IBM
and their, admittedly confounding, business
methods.
--
L. S. Russell Programmer/Analyst
Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
2413 Industrial Drive
Springfield, TN. 37172
mailto:leslier@datrek.com
http://www.datrek.com
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