Shane wrote:
On Tue, 2006-08-08 at 06:41 -0500, Jim Marshall wrote:
There is "Pre-z9" rates and then "z9 RATES". The long and short is a $138K
upgrade charge to go from 119 MSUs to 104 MSUs.
Cute ...
Wonder if IBMs mickey-mouse "marketing MIPS" sleight of hand is starting
to bite, and the ISVs are starting to squeal.
One wonders how the similar shenanigans with special purpose processors
will be handled by the financial gnomes at the various vendors. Can't
see too many of them being happy to see a drop-off in income.
Yeah, but ... it's better than a total stop in income.
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
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