Re: Earth shattering news! IBM renames DB2!

[mlazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

 I can't imagine that it would bring in anywhere near what it has cost 
to implement the change.  Does anyone here even *know* anyone that would 
spend an extra dime on Db2 because it has a lowercase 'b'?

On 7/18/2017 8:18 PM, Jack Woehr wrote:
> I think they think it looks more like how modern code looks and that DB2
> all -capitals looks boomer clunky.
>
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 5:59 PM, mlazarus<mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>  wrote:
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> >   Can anyone explain the benefit of this rename?
> >
> > On 7/18/2017 7:49 PM, Jon Paris wrote:
> >
> >      
> > > I have an entire conference to "rename" and rebrand - in theory at
> > > least!  "RPG&   DB2 Summit".
> > >
> > > Kind of hard to justify the expense of new graphics, banners, etc. etc.
> > > to change it to "RPG&   Db2 Summit"
> > >
> > >
> > > Seriously IBM - haven't you got anything better to do with your money?
> > >
> > >
> > > Jon Paris
> > >
> > > www.partner400.com
> > > www.SystemiDeveloper.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >        
> > > > On Jul 18, 2017, at 7:20 PM, DrFranken<midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>   wrote:
> > > >
> > > > And what about all the other languages where they will need to change
> > > > it! :-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >          - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
> > > >
> > > > www.Frankeni.com
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> > > >
> > > > On 7/18/2017 12:05 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >          
> > > > > I wonder if the first priority will be to change all URL links from
> > > > > ...DB2... to ...Db2...?  One place where case matters.
> > > > > Rob Berend