Re: IBM accused of stifling competition in the mainframe space -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: IBM accused of stifling competition in the mainframe space
From: Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:43:32 +0100
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On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:20, Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I sure hope IBM does not see its IBM i customers as locked in as those
on the mainframe. The article is more evidence to support the view
that IBM customers have to be ever vigilant because IBM works actively
to limit their upgrade and migration choices.

Of course they do. Just compare the POWER and System x pricing for
identical components. They need the extremely high margins on the
lesser purchased equipment.

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