Re: news400 goes negative on IBM?

["Brad Stone" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Would would be some examples of the Golden Geese they're
talking about?

Brad


On Fri, 20 May 2005 09:28:33 -0700
 Keith Carpenter <carpcon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Just throw in a little "needs to be more like .NET" and
> you're hooked.
> 
> I doubt chasing Microsoft and .NET would be a good
> strategy for IBM. Seems to me that if you want .NET you
> might as well run windows.  Open source projects like
> Mono may provide some .NET portability, but they are
> incomplete and may lead into legal issues with Microsoft.
> 
> Unfortunately it will take more than a better free form
> RPG to rejuvenate iSeries sales.  You have to convince
> software developers why they should develop for a
> proprietary OS using a language that only runs on that
> system.  A tough sell.  It's easier for Microsoft since
> windows is considered a standard (rightly or wrongly).
> 
> Not sure if any one remembers, but in the early days of
> the AS/400, the A was for Application.  The box sold
> because of there was a large choice of applications for
> the 400.  Today most of these packages are gone or no
> longer under active development.
> 
> It's kind of sad to see 400 shops switching to Oracle
> when it's neither technically or economically superior.
> 
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Richter wrote:
> >I cant afford the iSeriesNetwork.com fee based site so I
> dont get to
> >read the news400 magazine anymore.  But I do receive
> their daily
> >email.  I noticed yesterday two articles very critical
> of IBM.   One
> >an article by Paul Conte:
> >
> >"IBM needs to deliver free-format D-specs (and P-specs)
> for ILE RPG,
> >and SOON! If we're worried about i5 image and
> productivity, a top
> >priority should be the application "lingua franca" of
> the system. Can
> >you imagine Windows Server and .NET offering a language
> that still
> >requires fixed-format, positional entries? ..."
> >
> >The other was a link to an opinion piece basically
> calling for the CEO
> >of IBM to be fired ( my sentiments exactly )
> >http://www.technewsworld.com/story/42894.html
> >
> >If iSeriesNetwork.com keeps this up I might actually
> become a subscriber again!
> >
> >-Steve
> >
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