Anton, Do you have any proof, or just shooting from the hip? Sun has been having problems for years, they over-extended themselves by going into a lot of long term deals with tech companies that went belly-up when the internet bubble broke. Dell's business model depends on a vibrant consumer business, which is drying up as a result of the economy. IBM relies more on business and government customers, who, while undergoing cuts, are much more cyclical, and IBM has made investments that buffer against these cycles.
Wayne Driscoll Product Developer NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anton Britz Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:34 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: IBM's financial results ? Hi, Just to get all these "Wandering minds" on to something more productive : How do you think IBM keeps their financial results so "rosy" ? All the other vendors have annouced "buy backs" ex. Dell/Sun etc but IBM still announced fantastic results. Something smells fishy some where.. Anton ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
