Re: midrange modernization tour question

[Ryan <whiterabbit1@xxxxxxxxx>]

People, way to tear each other up over something as stupid as
computers.  Punch the clock and work on whatever technology it is
people are buying.  They aren't always going to choose: best,
cheapest, most scalable, unscalable, least reliable, most reliable. 
More and more they just want the platform that runs the apps they
need.

Companies exist to make money.  All that crap about mission statements
etc, is just crap.  Here is the real mission statement of any for
profit company.

"To make as much money as possible while spending as little as
possible to do it."

Taking that into account of course Microsoft wants the business.  If
the iSeries is losing marketshare it's IBM's fault.  Maybe they are
making a mistake, maybe they are realists, maybe they don't have a
clue.  In any event, does it matter?  There will be some computing
technology for you to work on tomorrow.  Whether it's better or worse,
who cares?  Take your paycheck and quit trying to save the world from
themselves.