On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 07:08:27 -0500, Bob Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>IBM is trying to say go to SHARE or else, IMO. This myopic (there is >>another term I could use) view is troubling IMO. I don't think SHARE >>is stupid enough to think they are monolithic enough so it can't be >>them. I really think its a little bit of both IBM and SHARE. Its like >>a ten foot tall gorilla saying do it my way or your way and I will >>squash you like a ant if you do it the other way > >Rubbish! IBM goes where the customers are. If the customers go to SHARE, >IBM will go to SHARE to talk to them. Those who don't go to SHARE or to >the zExpo must rely on the manuals. To a certain degree I agree with Bob. IBM still has meetings with fairly large groups of customers (large, medium and small) in medium and larger cities. Milwaukee is what I'd call a "medium city" and the IBM office there has meetings every few months in order to pass on current information. Given that, and especially given IBM's considerable web sites I would have to say that they are generally doing better than they ever did. I would, of course, like to see IBM do even more. But Ed's out of line (and out of touch) on this subject. -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
