[kictanet] [KICTAnet] IBM is dead!

Fri Apr 20 14:12:19 EAT 2012

Barrack,

I would classify it as an oxymoron like an "Open secret" or to jibe at
Yawe's subject: the "Living dead"

I see nothing sensational about the headline. Consider the following phrases
in our variant of colloquial English "IBM is deadly", "IBM is kicking" or in
Sheng: "IBM ni wanoma" or "IBM wako juu mbaya".

Gado, Yawe, Mado, Madd, four letter names, same stuff! 

Regards

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From: kictanet-bounces+eugene=synergy.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+eugene=synergy.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
Behalf Of Barrack Otieno
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:05 AM
To: Eugene Lidede
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!

Well, my two cents,

Robert used Chinua Achebes literary approach :-), most of us want direct
English (the twitter era). At least he has brought to fore the key issues
even though the title appears sensational, the end justifies the means.

Best Regards

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Gilda Odera <godera at skyweb.co.ke> wrote:

Hello Shiko,

You mean "Gilda Odera", thank you:)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna shiko" <ednawanjiku at gmail.com>
To: <godera at skyweb.co.ke>

Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>

Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:53 PM

Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!

Listers ,
all good systems are as a result of criticism i like the way Yawe puts
his thoughts across and i think this forum is for enlightening the
massess  like Gilda Otieno says  lets not be intimidated or intimidate
others we are not politicians lolhow else do we learn .

On 4/18/12, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

Thanks @Walu, Your clarification is a good reflection.

Now some listers will understand the social mutation of kictanet, and its
pecking order too.

Regards
10rdmwesh

On 18 April 2012 17:22, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

@Kivuva

Since I know Yawe's style, I had indeed not taking the title too seriously
and again I do know something about IBM actually being a top 5 software
(not even hardware) companies and so there's no way they could be dead.

But following the reactions, I had now to search and get the original post
and sure enough the content was indeed +ve for IBM - but as @PKukubo
said,
some people would take this subject line and tweet/fb/run with it with
unforseen repercussions.

Moral of the story - some Listers have over time developed more
*authority* or *followers* to use the tweeter analogy than others.  But
with that comes the responsibility that such Listers must weigh the
impact
of their posts more than others - because many a times their posts are
more
likely to be taken as gospel truth and perhaps quoted in other forums
where
the readers there do not know that @Yawe was posting with a pinch of
salt....

walu.
nb: I also tweaked his subject line to match his original content
--- On *Wed, 4/18/12, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>* wrote:

From: Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>

Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
To: jwalu at yahoo.com

Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 2:41 PM

As we approve and condemn the phantom caller, we should also learn to
take what Robert says with a little pinch of salt

On 18/04/2012,
peres_were at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]><
peres_were at yahoo.co.uk <http://mc/[email protected]>>
wrote:
> Yawe
>
> I really do not see what is negative about IBM launching its cloud
service.
> I am guessing the title subject of your email was meant to 'catch' the
> kictanet audience for a good discourse.
>
> The said 'respected member of this community' should have given his
> views
> online for a good debate rather than try to dictate to you how you
> should
> write your posts.
>
> More oil to your elbows I say! Keep on writing!
>
> Peres
> Sent from my BlackBerryR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert yawe
> <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
>
> Sender:
>
kictanet-bounces+peres_were=yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compo
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> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:49:58
> To: Peres
> Were<peres_were at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
>
> Reply-To: robert yawe
> <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
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