Re: Any comments on Fontecchio's blog?

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Steve Richter wrote:
> would it follow that there has been a 25% increase in programmers
> asking questions on midrange-l?  a 25% increase in system i5
> employment across the board, an equivalent increase in attendance
> at user's groups and COMMON conferences?

You forgot to ask a facetious question about a 25% increase in i5/os 
market share.

Actually, falling market share for i5/os is the thing that concerns me 
the most, but it does more harm than good to harangue IBM, business 
partners, and customers about it.  If you want to leave the platform, 
why not leave it alone?

My investment in the platform is a tiny drop in the bucket.  But I think 
the platform has great intrinsic value and potential.  So I won't be 
leaving.  I think that i5/os is the best platform for Web applications 
and Web services, so I'll continue to invest in them.  I hope we see 
more of those types of workloads moved to the platform.

Nathan.