[kictanet] IBM is dead!

[Etinick Mutinda]

Hi,

My take is that although the post has a URL to the actual IBM story,
Roberts heading "IBM is Dead" is sensational. This could be viewed by
many as a bare knuckled attach on a leading vendor and thus draw the
wrath of stakeholders in the industry. It is true that there are
people who have been reluctant to contribute on this forum for fear of
the usual backlash we see unleashed. In a forum where there is little
regulation, people are likely to depart from civility and engage on
discourse that boarders on libel especially when castigating
organisations for alleged poor services. The wise would call it
speakign the truth in Love.


Etinick


On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau
<solo.mburu at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wish I could laugh louder.When one airs opinions based on what they
> believe in doesn't that mean it's a valid argument based on their
> thinking? Robert, are you yielding to pressure such that you want to
> look as though you are in the wrrong?
>
> On 18/04/2012, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi Listers,
>>
>> I have just received a phone call from a very respected member of this
>> community, who shall remain unnamed for purposes of his reputation as in
>> this case he is acting as a gun for hire.
>>
>> He indicated that the post below is negative and I need to have a more
>> positive approach to my posts.
>>
>> Mine is to present my case and accept judgement in the court of peer
>> opinion, so I ask is this post negative?
>>
>> In the conversation it was said that most list members avoid contributing
>> for fear of being flamed mainly by me, to encourage all to participate I
>> promise not to respond to any post that relates to this issue either now or
>> in the future.
>>
>> Moderator, in the event that the majority indicate my post of the successful
>> launch of a cloud solution by IBM is negative please delete the post and
>> suspend my posting privileges for 1 month or any other period deemed
>> appropriate to the extent of cancelling my membership.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>  From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 8:19
>> Subject: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I always said that my short lived mini computer skills will serve me again
>> soon, the big boys are back in the game and at the front of the pack is old
>> Blue.
>>
>> http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/data_centers/232900099
>>
>>
>> Cloud is the death knell for the PC Servers and the rebirth of the mainframe
>> team, it is good to be back home with total and absolute control.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi,
>>  00200
>> Kenya
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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