I look at the way IBM prices its products such as CICS to develop a guess about which way IBM thinks its future is. What markets does it want to remain competitive with, and what markets it believes aren't worth such competition.
IBM's long term strategy is very important the strategies of its customers, many of whom have decided that IBM is going in different directions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
