Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-17 Thread R.S.
kenneth.kl...@tema.toyota.com pisze: What's to keep IBM from just changing their methods of charging for licenses? They already have 24 different ways. Sometimes they're obliged to keep existing contracts. BTW: People rely on licensing rules and make serious investment decisions based on

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-16 Thread kenneth . klein
-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: NEON sues IBM Chase, John wrote: It would seem that if Neon prevails, IBM's marketing credibility will be reduced to that of politicians seeking (re-)election to high office. I don't think a loss to NEON would reflect negatively

NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Edward Jaffe
I guess business has been a bit slow... http://www.neon.com/neon/news_121409.shtm -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Bob Shannon
The owner is a lawyer and is a billionaire, give or take. This was expected. Bob Shannon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Shane
On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 07:58 -0500, Bob Shannon wrote: The owner is a lawyer and is a billionaire, give or take. This was expected. No doubt all true, but I had expected the action in the reverse direction. Shane ... -- For

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Shane On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 07:58 -0500, Bob Shannon wrote: The owner is a lawyer and is a billionaire, give or take. This was expected. No doubt all true, but I had expected the action in the reverse

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Rob Scott
: www.rocketsoftware.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shane Sent: 15 December 2009 13:06 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: NEON sues IBM On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 07:58 -0500, Bob Shannon wrote: The owner is a lawyer

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread William Janulin
Subject: NEON sues IBM I guess business has been a bit slow... http://www.neon.com/neon/news_121409.shtm -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Howard Brazee
On 15 Dec 2009 05:23:16 -0800, jch...@ussco.com (Chase, John) wrote: It would seem that if Neon prevails, IBM's marketing credibility will be reduced to that of politicians seeking (re-)election to high office. I think you exaggerate.It will only be reduced to the level of that Tiger would

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Chris Craddock
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Howard Brazee howard.bra...@cusys.eduwrote: On 15 Dec 2009 05:23:16 -0800, jch...@ussco.com (Chase, John) wrote: It would seem that if Neon prevails, IBM's marketing credibility will be reduced to that of politicians seeking (re-)election to high office. I

Re: NEON sues IBM

2009-12-15 Thread Edward Jaffe
Chase, John wrote: It would seem that if Neon prevails, IBM's marketing credibility will be reduced to that of politicians seeking (re-)election to high office. I don't think a loss to NEON would reflect negatively on IBM's credibility. It would dramatically change how System z software is