Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:48:25 -0600
Reply-To: King Douglas <king_d@swbell.net>
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From: King Douglas <king_d@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: What IBM can do with SPSS
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I second Gary's endorsement wholeheartedly.
King Douglas
American Airlines Customer Research
>
> I also want to give a massive acknowledgement to the SPSS staff
> who give their time in this forum. Their speed of response, the
> precision in their answer and their willingness to understand a
> problem are all very much appreciated. The support area deserves
> particular recognition by IBM for the relationships that it has
> built with the user base.
>
> Warm regards/gary
>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]
> >>On Behalf Of SR Millis
> >>Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:57 AM
> >>To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >>Subject: Re: SPSS and IBM
> >>
> >>It is now time to learn Stata and R!!
> >>
> >>
> >>Scott Millis
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> >>
> >>
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> >>--- On Wed, 7/29/09, Hector Maletta <hmaletta@fibertel.com.ar> wrote:
> >>
> >>> From: Hector Maletta <hmaletta@fibertel.com.ar>
> >>> Subject: Re: SPSS and IBM
> >>> To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >>> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 1:39 PM
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> >>> A nimble
> >>> company is being gulped down by a
> >>> plodding beast. Being devoured by a dinosaur is not my idea of
> >>> progress, or a sensible way of staying on top. Somebody in
> >>this thread
> >>> suggested this is better than being acquired by Microsoft:
> >>I doubt it.
> >>> Whatever your opinion
> >>> about MS, the Oakland
> >>> guys belong in a higher rung of the evolutionary ladder.
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Should we
> >>> worry? Should we just worry or rather
> >>> run for our lives? Should I start seriously studying SAS or Stata?
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> >>> Hector
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> >>> From: SPSSX(r)
> >>> Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]
> >>> On Behalf Of
> >>> Melissa Ives
> >>>
> >>> Sent: 29 July
> >>> 2009 10:32
> >>>
> >>> To:
> >>> SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >>>
> >>> Subject: SPSS
> >>> and IBM
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> >>> FYI...Here are a
> >>> couple of Computer World articles.
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> >>> Analysis:
> >>> Analytics weakling IBM pumps up with SPSS
> >>> buy
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> >>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135985/Analysis_Analyt
> >>ics_weakling_IBM_pumps_up_with_SPSS_buy
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> >>> SAS warns rival
> >>> SPSS' users to expect price bump,
> >>> vendor lock-in after IBM buy
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> >>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136010/SAS_warns_rival
> >>_SPSS_users_to_expect_price_bump_vendor_lock_in_after_IBM_buy
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> >>> SPSS staff--what
> >>> is the official company take on this
> >>> purchase?
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> >>> Melissa
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