I didn't get that from what I read. Each of the "directions" the author describes that IBM has traveled lately seem reasonable and forward-looking (though perhaps somewhat late to the party, as you said - but the party continues).
I read it as just an interesting speculation of the decision process, but maybe I'm the thick-headed one. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mullen, Patrick Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 11:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM plans for the future - an imaginary tale Way I read it he's saying IBM has no overall strategy, just reacting to the fad of the day, usually arriving at the party just as it's starting to wind down and all the cool kids have moved on to the next one. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM plans for the future - an imaginary tale On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:15 AM, zMan <[email protected]> wrote: > WTF. Can't decide what he's trying to say: that IBM has a solid strategy? > That they're fooling themselves? I must be dense. > You're not the only one. > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 5:52 AM, Mark Regan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/mainframe-world/ibm-plans-for-the-future-a > n-imaginary-tale-73469 > > > -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
