Re:Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor
by jacquesm on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:45AM
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That's not how IBM works or how they have ever worked. The whole idea here is to put you in touch with their sales organization who will put some effort into determining what the best way of fleecing you is.
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But if you want a small GNU/Linux POWER system, you don't talk to IBM, surely. Ours came from OCF in the UK; they might even operate in Denmark. You won't see a price on the web site, but realistically you don't expect a list price from Dell for your x86 server systems -- at least in my experience. If you talk to them nicely, they may give you an evaluation unit. We once paid £1 for a potent Interlagos system that didn't go back.
I'm not saying talking to sales people is necessarily a pleasant and easy task, of course, especially as you typically need to know more about it than they do.
Re:Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor
by TheOtherHobbes on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:29AM
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"Consultancy"