Wow, I ususally just monitor this blog from time to time but that last paragraph says it all! -------------- Original message from Rick Fochtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: --------------
> If the application mix and, more importantly the business needs, are > such that a move to the HP system is viable, more power to them. All too > often, the decision is being made by a PHB that is too busy reading > "airline magazines" to take a realistic look at the costs and benefits > of all available solutions. "Dilbert" is alive and well, and lurking in > every manager's office, just waiting to strike. > > Let's face it, marketting representatives don't always tell the truth. > They're like politicians in many ways. And the only time a politician > tells the truth is when he calls his opponent a liar! :-) > > Rick > ---------------- > > Sebastian Welton wrote: > > >On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:16:38 -0600, Rick Fochtman wrote: > > > > > > > >>Figures don't lie, but liars will figure. Smacks of "management by > >>airline magazine", with a generous dose of marketting "Male Bovine > >>Excrement". > >> > >> > >> > > > >What about all those small VM, VSE, etc shops which were running on low end > >systems, such as P/390, MP*000, IS, etc. They haven't been able to move to > >FLEX for the past couple of years, so where did they move to? I know of > >quite a few that have or are contemplating moving to such systems. > > > >Seb. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
