RE: News/400's new web site?

["Bale, Dan" <DBale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pat, 

>I think News/400 has lost a lot of it's direction....
>and I think the following speaks volumes about what is really going on:

...snip...

Could you explain a little further?  I guess I failed to see the connection.
Is it IBM's fault?  The AS/400-centric press?  The non-AS/400-centric press?

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Barber [mailto:mboceanside@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 1:41 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: News/400's new web site?




"Bale, Dan" wrote:

Snipped parts about nobody buying CDROM.....
 
> If I am correct about the low ratio of CD-ROM archive subscribers to
> magazine subscribers, I think you may have missed the golden selling point
> to convince your customers about AS/400 Network.

I did in fact purchase the CDROM a couple years back to reduce space in
my office, but the CDROM was done so badly, it was of little use to me
or anybody else. I was told a new and improved version was coming but I
never saw it. Did anybody else ????


I think News/400 has lost a lot of it's direction....
and I think the following speaks volumes about what is really going on:


IBM DEFENDS ITSELF AGAINST KEYNOTE REMARKS THAT IT HAS FAILED AS/400
USERS (SEARCH400.COM)  
A heated keynote address slamming IBM for making it difficult for AS/400
users to transition to e-business kicked off the 79th Common user group
conference in San Diego on Sunday. IBM defended its positioning of the
AS/400 the next day during a keynote saying bad press, not IBM, is to
blame for the AS/400's identity crisis.
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