Re: IBM investment in i

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Trevor,

It's sad that Neil enjoyed a long career with IBM i and it's 
prececessors, but has now joined with detractors, which generally fall 
into two or three myopic camps.  One extreme are die-hard 
green-screeners.  Another extreme are people who look to Microsoft as 
the ultimate role model.

The future of IBM i will be based largely on ISVs and IT organizations 
adopting and adapting Web technologies.  IBM i is in a solid position to 
grow as a Web services platform.  But it's beyond IBM's reach to control 
excactly how that's done.  That unsettles and frustrates people who are 
at one extreme or another.  Unfortunately they fall back on conspiracy 
theories and doom's day rhetoric.

So like you, I suggest that they have a little faith and DO something 
positive that may take them out of their comfort zone.

Nathan.