> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IBM vs Flex-Es - Why? >
<snip> > > Perhaps the small vendors are just not strategic to IBM. It's > easier to deal > with a modest handful of large players than a passel of large, medium, > small, and tiny players. > > Charles Reminds me of one of the Capital One(?) bank ads, where the "big banks" don't want to be bothered with "small business loans". It __appears__ that IBM, at least on the System z side of the house, wants only the "high volume", "higher profit" market. <shrug>. It's difficult to argue with that. Unless there is a way to show that "short term profits" will likely lead to the long term death of the market (as many here believe). But, then again, salesmen generally only care about today's sale, next quarter they may be selling something else. Again, a fact of life in today's world where everything is deemed ephemeral. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
