RE: Microsoft .NET Server announcement

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Rick Nardone
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:50 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Microsoft .NET Server announcement

>I'm not fatalistic, but this is another compelling example of how if
>Microsoft gets it "reasonably" right with integration promises of .NET;
>combined with the full force of a Microsoft Marketing Campaign(something
>IBM has yet to figure out how to do for iSeries) - It could mean real
>trouble for the product line and us as customers.


plus the announcement that MS is hiring a lot more programmers this year
while IBM is not.  .NET is being wrongly faulted in the financial press for
not delivering on its MS promises.  Gates response is to add more resources,
commit his company even more to the path he has chosen.  Our platform can
compete well against .NET and MS, ( esp since .NET is a step back in one
regard ) but IBM mgmt must be as commited ( show me the money! )  to its
products as BG is to his.

Steve Richter