On 16 Jul 2007 19:27:37 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dean Kent) wrote: >Lest you misunderstand me - I am not trying to say that Intel is 'better' >than IBM, nor the other way around. I am not trying to say that x86 >processors are 'better' than z9. Each has its strengths, and weaknesses. >There is no 'one processor to rule them all'. However, IBM is positioning >the mainframe to compete in some of the same markets that x86 competes. >This means that customers will expect a direct comparison on performance - >and rightly so.
IBM is not positioning the mainframe to compete with a computer chip. Apples and bird seed. Customers of computer chips are computer manufacturers. IBM is positioning the mainframe to compete with server farms. That is something very different. And the x86 speed of a PC is not what customers care about when looking at alternatives for these business needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
