. Re: IBM i 7.6 will be the last release that will deliver the .....

[Michael Mayer <michael.mayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The comment made ".... Seems like IBM is forcing everyone off the IBM i as we knew it .... "

Funny thing is my last gig and my current gig are moving off the box. My last job started an IBM i 
conversion to SalesForce for a variety of business reasons. They started in 2015 and said it would
be done by 2021. They finished last week. I left before they were done.

My current job made a few acquisitions and decided to move to the system of 1 of the acquisitions.
So now the IBM i is going away. So when I see that comment it's actually pretty appropriate in who knows
how many cases.
 

Respectfully, 
Michael Mayer
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   2. Re: IBM i 7.6 will be the last release that will deliver the
      following functions from the IBM i portfolio: (Jeff Crosby)
   
   4. Re: IBM i 7.6 will be the last release that will deliver the
      following functions from the IBM i portfolio:
      (Vern Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L)


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message: 2
date: Thu, 1 May 2025 17:04:37 -0400
from: Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: IBM i 7.6 will be the last release that will deliver the
	following functions from the IBM i portfolio:

Seems like IBM is forcing everyone off the IBM i as we knew it.  haha


On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 3:47?PM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> It is blank.  But isn't half the fun speculating on what they're planning?
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 3:18?PM James H. H. Lampert via MIDRANGE-L < 
> midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On 5/1/25 12:03 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> > > You ain't seen nothing yet, lads...
> >
> > I have. I followed the link, and saw *precisely* nothing.
> >
> > --
> > JHHL
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*Jeff Crosby*
Senior Vice President
UniPro FoodService/Dilgard
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The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the opinion of my company.  Unless I say so.

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message: 4
date: Thu, 1 May 2025 16:25:04 -0500
from: Vern Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: IBM i 7.6 will be the last release that will deliver the
	following functions from the IBM i portfolio:

Either that, or there is nothing that will not be on 7.6. What will the lawyers say about that?

What is that bit of logic?
- Something is better than nothing.
- Nothing is better than a ham sandwich.
- QED Something is better than a ham sandwich.

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025 <cid:part1.xG0ItKrm.QRr3tUEr@centurylink.net> CAAC (COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023

On 5/1/2025 4:04 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
> Seems like IBM is forcing everyone off the IBM i as we knew it.  haha
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 3:47?PM Rob 
> Berendt<robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > It is blank.  But isn't half the fun speculating on what they're planning?
> >
> > On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 3:18?PM James H. H. Lampert via MIDRANGE-L < 
> > midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/1/25 12:03 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> > > > You ain't seen nothing yet, lads...
> > > I have. I followed the link, and saw *precisely* nothing.
> > >
> > > --
> > > JHHL