On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:28:56 +0900, Clement Clarke wrote: >There were so many good ideas that I didn't send the letter. (Gosh, I >was sorely tempted though...) > >I think it is a great idea to have many people sign it (which is why I >had And... And..) under my signature. > >And to get Share involved it GREAT. > >So... onwards, ever onwards. > >I look forward to seeing what pops up in the next week or so.
Anyone who thinks that sending letters to IBM on this is going to do anything should read up on the anti-OCO efforts of the early 1980s. SHARE and other user groups were involved in a big way, and many letters were sent to IBM, not just by "geeks like us", but by the likes of senior VPs of Fortune 500 companies. At least one question was asked of the CEO at an IBM annual meeting. IBM treated the geeks with suitable contempt, and responded to the more senior people with content-free letters just restating their claims that OCO would by some magic be good for IBM customers. I have no doubt that some IBMers got serious bonuses for keeping it all below the radar. Certainly OCO marched on, with IBM and the world the poorer for it. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
