Re: 5 straight quarters of negative sales growth

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Moore's Law is still alive and well.  It still amazes me that the 
computer industry can reduce its selling prices by 50% every 3 years and 
still post revenue growths.  No other industry even comes close to that.

Trevor Perry wrote:
> Or, you could be more positive, and say this was not the 18% drop from 
> Q42005.
>
> When I was in Australia in October, the local IBMers were telling me that 
> they are not selling fewer servers - in fact, there is some growth. I see 
> some of that happening here in the US, as well. What is dropping is revenue, 
> not the numbers of servers. We already know there has to be a change in the 
> way the systems are marketed, configured, and priced, but it cannot happen 
> overnight. Personally, I think 2007 will be an exciting year for System i. 
> Momentum is building.
>
> Have some iPatience. We have a lot of negative marketing to overcome and a 
> lot of backward thinking from within that needs to change. And, not all of 
> us are TPM groupies - most of us think for ourselves. Progress is being 
> made, regardless of the financials.