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========================================================================= Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 15:01:23 PST
Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: "Laurence I. Press" <lpress@ISI.EDU>
Subject: Motivation for IBM to unbundle software?
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
Jim Babcock wrote:
>Of course, IBM does NOT deliver OS systems free today... they found this untapped revenue source a few years back (in the late 70's). Even earlier, they began charging for their APP systems.. (so-called 'unbundling').
Was the unbundling done in order to tap a new revenue source or to comply with a consent decree?
Lar
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Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: "Laurence I. Press" <lpress@ISI.EDU>
Subject: Motivation for IBM to unbundle software?
______________________________________________________________________
Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
Jim Babcock wrote:
>Of course, IBM does NOT deliver OS systems free today... they found this untapped revenue source a few years back (in the late 70's). Even earlier, they began charging for their APP systems.. (so-called 'unbundling').
Was the unbundling done in order to tap a new revenue source or to comply with a consent decree?
Lar
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