Are you the TRON guy? If so, everyone needs to google you. On Monday, June 6, 2022, 10:18:30 AM EDT, Jay Maynard <jaymayn...@gmail.com> wrote: You've made your position abundantly clear, Bill.
Now drop it. On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 9:14 AM Bill Johnson < 00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I don't worship anyone or anything. It sets you up for disappointment. > What I've said about IBM is this. > 1. They've survived 111 years in a industry that spits out companies like > a baseball player chewing tobacco. Fact. > 2. They lead the world in patents. Almost every year. Fact. > 3. Their major platform still is the most secure, fastest, and reliable > on the planet and they process the vast majority of important transactions. > (all facts)4. Their lawsuit against GlobalFoundries was reinstated in > April. Fact.5. The lawsuit with BMC will be overturned. Opinion based upon > my knowledge of the law. > > On Monday, June 6, 2022, 09:53:37 AM EDT, Mohammad Khan < > mkkha...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Gabe, > With freedom of religion guaranteed in this country, you have no business > criticizing what or who Bill chooses to worship. > Regards > MKK > > > On Sat, 4 Jun 2022 16:29:48 -0400, Gabe Goldberg <g...@gabegold.com> > wrote: > > >I don't have a dog in this ridiculous fight -- though I've also lived a > career based on IBM mainframes, including working for IBM. I long ago sold > my shares because the company was sadly heading downhill. But I'll chime in > anyway. I was apparently correct because IBM shares are now at about the > price where I sold, while other tech companies and the broader markets have > increased greatly. I'm no more an IBM hater than zMan, just also an > experienced observer over decades. > > > >Bill, are you familiar withhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect > which you've greatly demonstrated? I doubt that everyone on the list would > have clicked the link zMan supplied but I'm sure that after your tediously > arguing with the article, everyone has clicked just to see what it's about. > So if it's misinformation, you've greatly increased its distribution. > > > >Asserting infallibility in predicting outcome of litigation is silly. > First, you don't have all the facts. Second, you're not qualified on the > law. Third, you don't know what arguments will be made on the appeal > necessary because the case has been decided. Fourth, you don't know whether > the appeal will be accepted. Fifth, if it's accepted, you don't know what > appeal judges will decide. > > > >You emphasize your qualifications to pontificate on esoteric legal > matters because 30 years ago you were a cop and back then you were > qualified to study to be a lawyer? Seriously? > > > >You accuse others of being IBM haters, while you're quite the IBM > worshiper. I don't see questioning or criticizing IBM as "hating", but your > reflexive defense of IBM on matters small and large really does come across > as worship. Ceaselessly arguing that IBM can do no wrong makes your > opinions less than credible. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN