On May 3, 2006, at 12:00 AM, Ted MacNEIL wrote:
My public thanks to a list member who provided some current
numbers privately.
Why, oh why, are these figures so secret?
Showing the current stats can only help in the 'selling' of the
mainframe.
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-teD
Ted:
I guess I can understand IBM's reluctance to disclose the numbers. (I
don't agree but IBM makes the rules).
There are pro's and con's and only IBM (IMO) can decide to disclose
the real numbers. My guess however is that the marketing people do
not want it to be known, especially if the number is shrinking.
I would think it would be an interesting project for SHARE (and its
European and south east Asia counterparts to come up with numbers.
Only then it might nudge IBM to disclose the true numbers.
Ed
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