Well, if I remember details correctly, the subtext of one of the ads is actually quite revealing. A young CEO/CIO announces, at a company party on the deck of a large luxury yacht, that the company is doing well, actually made a profit (what a concept!), and had attracted $20 million in additional investments. Someone asks how a whole bunch of their multinational IT infrastucture is going to be completely integrated in the 90 days required by the investors, and (after the blank stares from the un-tech-savy company faithful) the answer (at the conclusion of the ad) is something along the lines of "you are *soooooooo* ready for IBM". The unstated subtext is that presumably it will cost most/all of the $20 million of investment to get the IBM solution? regards, ep On 1 May 2001, at 6:36, Lord David wrote: Date sent: Tue, 01 May 2001 06:36:04 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Now IBM et al aren't going to spend huge amounts on these ads if they didn't > think it was worthwhile. So, what gets me is the implication that company > directors will buy IBM, not because they have hard evidence that they are > faster/better/cheaper for their business, but because they get a warm safe > feeling from ads like these. Doesn't fill me with much confidence. ... -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Eric D. Pierce INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
