IBM i Licensing, Part 3: Can The Hardware Bundle Be Cheaper Than A Smartphone?

June 27, 2022 Timothy Prickett Morgan

How many monthly iPhone bills is a Power10-based entry server worth?

Let me ask this another way: Which will be more expensive: Providing a seat for a corporate user of an IBM i system, with a complete set of hardware and systems software, or providing an iPhone 13 Pro Max with a data plan and cellular service to each end user? Both are premium products with premium features.

We don’t know, but as the July 12 Power10 announcements are approaching, we are getting closer and closer to finding out.

Let’s talk about the iPhone 13 Pro Max first because we …