RE: Windows vs. UNIX (you are so ready for B*LLSH*T marketing, *!NOT!*)

Well, if I remember details correctly, the subtext of one of the ads is actually quite revealing.

A young CEO/CIO announces, at a company party on the deck of a large luxury yacht, that the company is doing well, actually made a profit (what a concept!), and had attracted $20 million in additional investments.

Someone asks how a whole bunch of their multinational IT infrastucture is going to be completely integrated in the 90 days required by the investors, and (after the blank stares from the un-tech-savy company faithful) the answer (at the conclusion of the ad) is something along the lines of "you are *soooooooo* ready for IBM". The unstated subtext is that presumably it will cost most/all of the $20 million of investment to get the IBM solution?

regards,
ep

On 1 May 2001, at 6:36, Lord David wrote:

Date sent:              Tue, 01 May 2001 06:36:04 -0800
To:                     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>

> Now IBM et al aren't going to spend huge amounts on these ads if they didn't
> think it was worthwhile. So, what gets me is the implication that company
> directors will buy IBM, not because they have hard evidence that they are
> faster/better/cheaper for their business, but because they get a warm safe
> feeling from ads like these. Doesn't fill me with much confidence.

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