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From: honzo@4gl.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Cooling down (more on IBM PS/2)
Message-ID: <153@4gl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Apr-87 04:06:15 EST
Article-I.D.: 4gl.153
Posted: Wed Apr 15 04:06:15 1987
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in article <199@homxc.UUCP>, rps@homxc.UUCP says:
> Buy from IBM and you are guaranteed to get:
> 
> 		  pluses		  minuses
> 		-----------		-------------
> 		compatibility		mediocre technology
> 		service for ever	low reliability, short warranty
> 					high price
> 					Take-it-or-leave-it attitude

	I disagree on the compatibility. I've seen to many ports
	from one IBM system to another, or even one of their
	OS's to another.

> Can anyone out there explain why an individual (not a corporation, they
> have all kinds of considerations that have nothing to do with sensible
> decisions) would buy an IBM PC anything?

People believe in advertisement. That's why they buy and consume a whole
load of useless things. IBM may be mediocre in electronics etc, they are the
masters of marketing technology.

I believe that some of the facts about the new PC that we complain about
are put in there for marketing purposes.

The only objective of IBM is to keep their stockholders happy (profit) and
they are quite good at it. It is us the buyers who are the stupid guys.

Better technology costs more money. With the current technology, IBM makes
enough mony. They must think that investing into getting better technology,
will not show up in more profit.
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