tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24563211423754923.post4820367837959426640..comments2024-03-27T08:25:36.260+01:00Comments on Db2 for Z: Why to invest in Mainframe?PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07349123033392767358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24563211423754923.post-57176288600401458262014-03-31T15:45:43.567+02:002014-03-31T15:45:43.567+02:00IBM, the only meaningful mainframe player left in ...IBM, the only meaningful mainframe player left in the market, was the poorest performing Dow Jones Industrial Average ("The Dow", ticker $INDU) in 2013. In a year of all time highs, and its best years for almost 20 years, IBM fell. IBM was a huge drag on the Dow in 2013. Had it kept pace, it would have been a stupendous year for the Average.<br />Of course, one needs to break down the revenues etc by Division, but when any stock falls, and the rest of the market rises, be it on a single trading day, and especially over an entire year (and a record year), this is an extremely bad sign.<br /><br />http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/uiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com