I've spent several hours reading news reports from far and wide about this much anticipated development. What I would like to know is, what does this now mean to IBM's core business. More importantly, what is IBM's core business? Do I detect that System z is becoming more important? Mrs Rometty has said some 'promising' words about 'cloud' business (referring to new data centers), which, to me, was about as clear as a... cloud. I also hear wise words about IBM the 'services' company. Personally, and I think so would IBM-MAINers (is that a word?), I would like to see some real positive emphasis on System z in the next few weeks to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the S/360. So far, the silence is deafening. Sorry if I offend anyone here on the List or more likely at IBM, and perhaps my cynicism is showing in my advanced years. Perhaps it is the cold weather here in Florida - my old school friend back in Wales tells me it is warmer there than here! Cheers! Aled L Hughes.
-----Original Message----- From: John McKown <[email protected]> To: IBM-MAIN <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:13 Subject: IBM sells x86 server business to Levono http://www.itworld.com/hardware/401502/lenovo-agrees-buy-ibms-server-business-23-billion For 2.3 billion dollars (U.S., Australian, or Canadian not specified, but I guess U.S.). -- Wasn't there something about a PASCAL programmer knowing the value of everything and the Wirth of nothing? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
