Time for a John Blutarski quote (from Animal House) "Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!"
Alan -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelman, Tom Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM's 2Q2008 Earnings > > 1. System z (hardware) revenue was up 32 percent for the quarter (year > over > year); capacity ("MIPS") grew 34 percent. That means System z gained > marketshare again. It also means customers keep getting lower average > per-MIPS pricing, especially for most non-U.S. dollar buyers. (That's just > simple math.) > Don't they know that the mainframe is dead? > > Maybe ask your boss for half that, which would be a 17 percent raise. :-) > Today I'd be happy with a 5% raise. > 2. Loughridge said, "...frankly, we were sold out." Apparently IBM built > System z machines as fast as it could in the quarter, and it still wasn't > enough to satisfy demand. > Demand? What Demand? The mainframe is dead!! **************************************************************************** * If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. **************************************************************************** * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
