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From: david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: O'pain Software Foundation: (2) Why is it better than AT&T?
Summary: Give the Devil his due: IBM markets well -- perhaps too well
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Date: 31 May 88 12:49:16 GMT
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Reply-To: david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill)
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In article <700@cernvax.UUCP> lid@cernvax.UUCP (Achille Petrilli) writes:
>....
>There is no reason to fear IBM or DEC, the market is asking for Unix
>and the market will decide what is going to win, just wait and see.

Well, "fear" may or may not be appropriate, but a large dose of concern
would seem reasonable (from my perspective).

I work on an IBM mainframe (running MVS/XA, which I am paid to support);
I retreat to UNIX here at home....  (Make of that what you will.... :-)

I perceive a few things about IBM's actions in the past that lead me to
believe that IBM is very good at marketing things to the people who make
the $$ decisions.  Unfortunately, I also perceive that some of their
more successful marketing efforts have been dismal from a technical
standpoint; as an illustration of this, I point out the s/36.

IBM has a considerable capability to do marvelous things; if they live
up to that potential, I hope that I will be one of the first to
congratulate them -- but I'm not expecting it.

david
-- 
David H. Wolfskill
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