Re: power line (AS/400) article in computerworld -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: power line (AS/400) article in computerworld
From: Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:28:59 -0400
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You must have some real "insider" info that most other
folks in the industry aren't aware of.

95 % profit margin ????

Lukas Beeler wrote:

Yeah, but it's easier to keep running that legacy S/38 software and
buy new hardware every 5 years than to keep current with technology.

IBM doesn't care - every piece of POWER hardware sold is 90-95% profit.

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