On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:50:55 -0500, Gord Tomlin <gt.ibm.li...@actionsoftware.com> wrote:
>Uhh, "the same engines...at different price points" -- sure sounds like >marketing to me! > On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:50:02 -0600, Tom Marchant <m42tom-ibmm...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >We can disagree about this. The kneecapped engines are _exactly_ the same >as the full speed ones. It isn't like they are selecting parts that won't >perform at full spec or something. > >Said another way, if they are able to make money selling the systems with >kneecapped engines, it is a marketing gimmick to sell the exact same >hardware that is allowed to run full speed. > I see what you are both saying. I guess it's the "gimmick" part I don't really agree with. Finding ways to manufacture something cheaper but still giving the consumer a product for the same price that does the same thing or better (if you consider the technology dividend in the specific case of system z) doesn't seem like a gimmick. It's smart business. In other words, to the end user, what's the difference in the inside parts changed and I am still getting a good deal. Would you feel better if IBM manufactured **130 different engine types for the z10 and you got the one rated at the MSU level you get today? ** the z10 BC has 130 different capacity settings alone, but that includes a combination of knee-capping and number of engines > >If Ferrari sold cars for less money with governors that kept them from going >over 80 MPH it would be the same thing. > If I could get a Ferrari for the same price as my Mustang, guess what... I would probably do it. Even if it could only go 80 MPH (which more than meets my requirements and is still well above the legal speed limit). It could be a win-win for the manufacturer and myself. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
