On 17 Apr 2007 14:09:17 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Just announced to Wall Street.... Yet more mainframe double digit growth >amidst declining prices. One of the fastest growing parts of IBM.
Is this really growth, i.e. greater dollars and more boxes, or just more capability. In the PC world over the past 3 years the average computer speeds per dollar have probably doubled. Thus if IBM sold 1000 MIPS in 2003, to just stay even they would have had to sell 2,000 MIPS in 2006. This is the sort of thing that I don't think those who price mainframe software fully comprehend. Yesterday's high end capability is today's low-end. > >Thank you. > >- - - - - >Timothy Sipples >IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect >Specializing in Software Architectures Related to System z >Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
