Hello from Gregg C Levine Want to see something strange? Phil is right. I remember that argument. Gartner was actually saying, and doing, the right thing there. I wonder why that was their only correctly done thing? ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Phil Payne > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 10:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Gartner speaks > > > It's been my perception for a number of years that Gartner is largely a > > Microsoft mouthpiece. > > It depends. During the OS2 vs Windows 95 (Chicago) battle Gartner published > some research > suggesting the cost per seat of Windows 95 would be several times the cost of OS2. > Then there > was an "Thump!" and an "Ouch!" from the Gartner offices, Microsoft left by the > back door, and > all of the sudden Windows 95 was by far the cheaper of the two. > > I know people who worked for Amdahl who state quite clearly that Gartner brought > the company > down despite the "millions" forked over each year. > > -- > Phil Payne > http://www.isham-research.com > +44 7785 302 803 > +49 173 6242039
