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from: Kris Steenhaut
date: 2004-12-09 08:01:30
subject: Re: IBM is selling its PC business

Steven Levine schreef:

>In , on 12/08/04 
>   at 10:41 PM, Franklin  said:
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>  
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>>What does this do for my
>>os2 hardware (thinkpad),
>>    
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>The sale does nothing to your existing OS/2 hardware.
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>  
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Sure it does.

For a starter, if you would need a spare part replacement, who is going 
to provide the spare part? Certainly not Big Blue, as they now even 
aren't entitled to do so anymore. So the question whether Lenevo would 
do (or not) is categicoral a question.

>I and others have expressed our opinions on what the future effects will
>be on OS/2 hardware.  Rather than posting noise, I recommend you read the
>posts, express your reasoned opinions and then make up your own mind.
>
>  
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>>How's the IBM stock doing?
>>    
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>I'm sure you know how to check this at:
>
>  finance.yahoo.com
>
>If IBM's stock price is how you define whether or not the sale was a good
>idea, the market believes it was a good idea.  Of course, I doubt IBMs
>stock price has any effect on IBM OS/2 hardware support, but I'm sure you
>know that too.
>
>Steven
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>  
>

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris



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