RE: Promoting IBM i

["DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lol, IBM can just stick them in with the stupid anti-static devices.  I remember actually rolling on the floor laughing the first time our software order came in with one...

-Eric DeLong

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:31 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Promoting IBM i

Very reasonable idea.

Until you realize that 98% of folks that unpackage and install the 
systems; A) never look at any of the documentation sent with the system, 
and B) those folks are rarely the end user, mostly they are the business 
partner or other outside consultancy that has been hired to install the 
system.   Unfortunately we have learned this lesson with COMMON, other 
users groups and a number of software vendors that have tried that 
technique.  It's also expensive for IBM to stock and insert them into 
the packaging.  I'd rather IBM spent that money on more productive things.

I do agree with the sentiment expressed, logistics not withstanding.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 12/14/2012 6:57 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
> Why don't they ship some of these out with new system sales.
>
> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Gerald Kern<jp2558@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>
> > >  Trevor - I'll take one (or two if they are good for vehicle rear windows).
> > >
> > >  --
> > >  Thanks, Jerry
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