FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes

Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes by thdxr on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @10:32AM (#31988634)

it was exactly this kind of thinking that lead to Japanese automakers crushing American ones

vendor relationships do not have to be hostile. AWS has been around for a while and has never raised prices, some services have gotten 99% cheaper.

yes there's some hypothetical day where they say "tricked you, all that stuff about margin being opportunity was a lie" and they try to extract value short term while burning their reputation

but every day that goes by where this doesn't happen is $$$ wasted on trying to avoid it

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Re:FedEx to close data centers, retire mainframes by marcosdumay on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @01:31PM (#31991161)

Hum... The US business all already converted from the GP's mindset, and the US automakers still need to be rescued from time to time.

I'm betting it is not this kind of thinking exactly that causes the problem.

(Oh, and do take a look at the vertical consolidation of the Japanese industry.)

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