Re: what was the single mgmt decision made in mid-1990s. period

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Nathan,

 I am competing against a Windows based package.  This is despite 
the fact that I have some significant home turf advantages, such as:

- A long term relationship with the company
- We know their business
- They already own their iSeries hardware and software
- They have 2 5250 tri-track forms printers
- They recognize the stability of the iSeries and i5/OS

 I may still win the battle, but developing a brand new system that 
looks "old" is a major strike coming right out of the gate.  The 
decision makers at IBM just don't seem to get it.

 -mark


At 2/16/09 06:06 PM, you wrote:
> > From: M. Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>
> > I am currently fighting to keep an i in a client.
>
> What are you competing against?  If I catch your drift, you're a 
> contract consultant/developer.  Are you competing against a Windows 
> consultant/developer?  Or competing against a Windows package?  Or 
> competing against a PHP/Flex/Flash developer?  Or just competing 
> against a vague notion that Windows or Linux is more modern than IBM 
> i?  Perhaps somebody on the list address those concerns.