RE: 2005 best year for iSeries in a DECADE

["Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is it realistic to expect a major change overnight with the customers?  If 
as everyone seems to agree on, IBM has neglected the As/400 for as long as 
they have then would it not take some time for the customer base to begin 
responding?

Considering that they only started running major advertisements and a heavy 
push this past year, I for one would not expect major changes in the market 
this soon.



On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 10:31:27 -0400 (EDT), dr2 wrote
> >
> > 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
> 
> Joe, it's chicken/egg issue...  Trust me, if the market persona/acceptance
> of this box wasn't gloom and doom, I'd be on cloud 9 with you...but
> considering how much both of us weigh, I'm not sure how long cloud 9 
> would stay aloft... :)
> 
> IBM has clearly created this gloom/doom environment by their years of
> neglect.  But, there's always hope....
> 
> Don in DC
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