From: Chuck S. (probepro_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Apr 03 2000 - 22:20:58 EDT
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From: "Randal Whittle" <rwhittle_at_iceka1.com>
To: "TP List" <tp750_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: i Series horror stories?
|
| I think what people object to is that IBM is watering-down their
| ThinkPad brand name with the i-series--that is, the "i's" aren't really
| "worthy" of being called a ThinkPad. Its like Mercedes coming out with a
| $10,000 economy car. They just wouldn't do it--at least if they did, they
| wouldn't give it the Mercedes brand name. "ThinkPad" was a premium line
| name--and it was well-deserved. Somewhere along the road, IBM seems to
| have forgotten that.
|
|
This reminds me of 1993, when Chevrolet dropped a slightly de-tuned Corvette
engine in a Z28 for half the price of the Vette. Boy, that really
pissed-off those Vette owners. As an IBM stockholder, I applaud IBM for
competing with the Dell Inspirion. It's a win-win for everyone, especially
the consumer.
Chuck
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