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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf
Of Rick Fochtman
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 4:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Macro List/Execute Forms (Was: Need help with
Assembler ...)
happened to IBM's deep discounts for educational institutions? Why do
ISV's think they need to recover all their development costs in the
first year of a new package's availability? Why do they think that a
machine upgrade is just so their software gets more service AND USAGE?
Just going to a bigger machine does NOT mean that I will use YOUR
software any more? ISV's, let's get back to reality; as Robin Williams
once said, "It's a helluve concept!"
Rick,
We have talked about the education on here before. One thing I
think I should add was that back 30+ years ago, I saw and was a part
of a service bureau run their work on an educational systems computer
at night. I don't think it was right then and even less so today. I
wonder if there was much of that going on then. I don't know but I
was a witness and an unwilling participant then.
Ed
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