Actually the U I used to work for still got educational discounts from IBM for hardware and software purchases up till just a few years ago, albeit thru the "business partner". -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:51 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:57 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust <snippage> IBM used to give huge discounts to universities. About 15-20 or so years ago they did away with the discounts and universities started migrating off the mainframe. The few that are left mostly use mainframes for some type of administrative processing. The processing done by students is done on PCs or on eunuchs systems, where years ago the processing was done on mainframes. I don't think IBM failed to convince the university in question to stay on the mainframe; I think IBM abandoned the educational mainframe market a long time ago. <snip> I'm not sure, but I think there was some kind of consent decree or other as a result of an Anti-Trust action that put the skids to this. Now that all those have expired (I think), one might wonder when IBM will go for this market driver again. Regards, Steve Thompson -- Opinions expressed by this poster may not reflect those of poster's employer. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
