Re: AS/400 Gasping For Air ??

[John Carr <74711.77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>John--
>>>What's your opinion on this article ??    Do you agree with Sandy?
>>>I personally didn't think she could spell AS/400.

>I thought it was a fair article. What's to disagree with Sandy about? She
>was reporting, not judging, Gartner Group findings. And beyond the GG
>projections, she adds the hard-to-argue-with momentmum many vendors have
>behind NT. If you have a beef with the graphs, you should take it up with
>the GG or the head dogs at PeopleSoft, et al.
>
>Further, Reed added balance to the article, not rhetoric, when she mentioned
>what many see as the pro sides of the AS/400.

>Following your logic, I should boycott Kasey Kasem coz he tells me Celine
>Dion is number one!
>
>rp

Roger, 
On a rare note;  I disagree with your assessments.   If she really 
wanted to "add balance to the article"  She might have said at least 
something about the "Double Digit" sales for something like 4 or 5 quarters
in a row.  She didn't show the other side of the argument, she only 
alluded to it by mentioning Maggie's and Ed Scannell's articles.  

She didn't mention the recent AS/400 forum that was sponsered by IW,
and the opinions expressed there.(BTW, did you contribute ?)

She Might have even mentioned the major ERP packages the do run on the AS/400.
She only highlighted the one survey by Gartner that supports (I believe) 
her personal views. 
 
But those are my opinions, which also may be biased <G>.

John Carr
EdgeTech
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