Re: interesting /. story on RPG

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>.  But it appears, that's not where IBM wants to compete.

considering the other "low-cost" OS vendor is taking 30 days
to fix some major flaws, issueing daily Security Notices.
As many of us have so often pointed out, I wouldn't bet the
business on such a moving target. I have no interest in an IBM
that would chase after the lowest common denominator.
Look at IBMs PC business as such an attempt.
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan M. Andelin" <nandelin@relational-data.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: interesting /. story on RPG


> > From: "Scott Klement" <klemscot@klements.com>
> > Now, if IBM would write an SLIC for an Intel box so you
> > can run OS/400 on Intel hardware...  THAT would be useful :)
>
> That idea came to my mind at the beginning of this thread.  I tried to
> imagine what IBM would think of it.  If OS/400 ran on Intel servers, would
> it be able to compete against Windows, Linux, and others?
>
> After OS/2 failed to make money, IBM seems to have conceded the Intel
> operating system market to Microsoft and others.  Now the focus of IBM is
on
> tools, middleware, and services.
>
> It's pretty clear there's a big market for low cost server operating
> systems.  But it appears, that's not where IBM wants to compete.
>
> Nathan M. Andelin
> www.relational-data.com
>
>
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