Re: Myopia ...

2006-01-03 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:22:11 +0800, Ron and Jenny Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] CABLE.COM wrote: Of course, this all assumes that customers have workplace access to the internet - not always true in some Asian Countries. ... Not always true in some US companies. We have no mainframe access to the

Re: Myopia ...

2005-12-31 Thread Ron and Jenny Hawkins
is internet connected is somewhat stupefying. Ron P.S. - then there are the websites that won't let you download without a freaking 5 digit zip code in your address. Hong Kong doesn't have zip codes, post codes or anything that comes close. Now that's North American myopia at its worst

Re: Myopia ...

2005-12-31 Thread James Smith
Of Ron and Jenny Hawkins Sent: 31 December 2005 17:22 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Myopia ... Of course, this all assumes that customers have workplace access to the internet - not always true in some Asian Countries. Sending a URL to these customers to download info from the internet

Re: Myopia ...

2005-12-30 Thread James Smith
December 2005 16:48 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Myopia ... From: James Smith Sometimes it's difficult to get IBM to acknowledge that the whole world is not North America and the North America is not the whole world. A little bitter and twisted Jim ... ??? Welcome to the real world

Re: Myopia ...

2005-12-30 Thread ibm-main
Funny thing is that I'm not sure where these decisions are being made. Are the roadblocks being designed at the corporate level or at the country level to protect the 'local' markets.. PacBasin is always last cab off the rank. We were years behind with Link2000 - Feb 2005 before we were