The State of the System i: The Analysts Speak
November 20, 2006 Mary Lou Roberts
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Reporting on an otherwise stellar quarter, IBM noted in its recent quarterly earnings report that System i sales were down 22 percent, quarter-to-quarter, from 2005. To be fair, it was a tough comparison, since the System i, bolstered by pent-up demand brought on with delivery on several major announcements, hit pay dirt in the prior year, with sales up 25 percent over 2004. That said, the negative 22 percent number left a few of us feeling more than a little disappointment, especially in light of the fact that the System z line was up 25 percent, the System p was |