Re: Automated Upgrade Product

[Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@xxxxxxxx>]

Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:

> At 04:45 PM 7/1/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >Al Barsa, Jr. wrote:
> >
> >> At 11:01 PM 6/30/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >>
> >> I thought that blatent advertising is off limits?????
> >
> >You mean subtle advertising (like user tools) is ok? :-)
> >
> Dave,
>
> With all due respect, there are significant differences.
>
> First of the, and TAA Tools were shipped on every AS/400 IBM ever
> shipped
> (V3R1 and prior, not including V1R1M0).  This product was not.
>
> IBM made a change in policy in withdrawing the Tools, which adversely
> affected some customers.  Today, when migrating to RISC, we
> occasionally
> get calls from customers who did not expect the change, on the weekend
> that
> they are going live.  In some cases, being ill-prepared has caused
> these
> customers significant business disruption or just significant expense
> in
> additional air courier costs.  IBM's decision to transition into the
> 'Bill
> Gates Model of Marketing' (where everything is cheap, and you get
> nickeled
> and dimed to death) was their decision. IMHO, the AS/400 was better
> served
> in the old model of doing business.  IBM did not agree.  They're
> bigger
> than I am, so I play by their rules.
>
> All of my posts were in direct response to another post.  (As is this
> post.)  I never initiated any advertising, and never mentioned the
> url.
>
> Dave, I think your comments are off base.
>

Al:

I respectfully disagree.  When you have a financial interest in a
product, it is but prudent to mention that when giving advice which uses
a part of your product (in this case TAATOOLS).

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