Rick... totally agree .. politics getting involved again ... someone wants something ... $$$$$$
From: Rick Fochtman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 10/08/2009 03:58 PM Subject: Re: Justice Department probing allegations of abuse by IBM in mainframe computer market Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> -------------------------------<snip>------------------------------ Um, no. A competitor may dominate because s/he has a better product, provides better services, provides a better price-point... OR has some advantage. "Unfair" advantages are actionable. -------------------------------<unsnip>-------------------------------- IIRC, none of IBM's competitors in the mainframe market offer a 64-bit machine. What's unfair about providing something your competitors don't?? Rick ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the E-mail or attached files is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

