RE: AS/400 rebrand

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 10:30 AM 9/27/00 -0500, you wrote:

Whatever is going on is being kept very hush hush.  We'll have to see what 
happens.

Al


>I talked with some IBMers and they said "no... it's not being renamed, the
>machines are not being consolodated...etc... etc...  "
>
>The only consolodatin, according to them, is advertising all their machines
>together as a "you pick which is best for you" type of deal.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nina jones [mailto:ddi@datadesigninc.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:32 AM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: AS/400 rebrand
> >
> >
> > > I have just heard from an IBM'er a confirmation on the rebrand from
> > > AS/400 to I/400 or I/500. Even that the front covers changes too and
> > > that you can 'upgrade' your cover.
> >
> >
> > i heard that it was marketing driven, pure and simple.  the as/400 has
> > been out for 12 years and it needed a new name.  like the 'new coke'.
> >
> > the person that told me this, when asked if i thought it was a good
> > idea, paused for a very long time and said 'they don't pay me
> > to think'.
> >
> > nj
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