Alan Scott wrote:
I have to agree with Marvin on this one. IBM is forcing an upgrade on clients that may not have any need for one. This is just one more reason for the mid sized shops to dump thier mainframe and move on.
If I understand the announcement correctly, customers are not required to change processors unless they wish to upgrade the capacity of their existing z890. In this type of situation, I'll be willing to bet that IBM is offering some "sweet" trade-ins on existing z890s. (When we traded in our z800 for a z9BC last year, they gave us *full* credit for *all* of the z800's MIPS!)
I seriously doubt _any_ mid-size z890 shops will "dump" their mainframe(s) due to this announcement. Customers running on z890 have already demonstrated their commitment to the platform by upgrading to such a "nice" machine in the first place. In my experience, customers that leave have almost always been "stuck" on really old hardware/software levels for many years before doing so. And, if IBM handles things right by making them offers they can't refuse, these customers might actually be happier after the upgrade than they were before.
We'll have to see how it plays out... -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
