RE: 2005 best year for iSeries in a DECADE

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Al, the last half-decade was dismal for computers in general.  As to being
the best in a decade and why, you'll have to ask Elaine Lennox.  Those were
her words.

And since it was a rebuttal to my generally positive statement, phrases like
"I am not finding anything here about the continuing threat from the SCO
lawsuit" seems pretty much like looking for a black lining to a silver
cloud.

My point is that despite all the naysayers, the box is doing quite well,
thank you.  And frankly, I think it's time people stopped looking for
reasons to shout doom and gloom.  Personally, I think the constant negative
comments from the iSeries community are far more damaging than IBM's lack of
marketing.

Joe

> From: Al Mac
> 
> No
> 1. I was looking for stuff in IBM annual report about stuff I thought was
> important, such as iSeries
> 2. I was sharing what I found that seemed relevant to this group.
> 
> So if 0.8% growth in revenue is the best year for IBM for iSeries for a
> decade, that means it is pretty dismal compared to other areas.  It is now
> in the black.  I guess we need to look at some other years to see how
> often it was in the red.
> 
> > Al, are you telling us that IBM is going under?  Or are you just looking
> > for bad news to share?
> >
> >Joe