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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Howard Brazee
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> If people analyzed their business needs first and then picked
> the best platform for what they need, they will often pick
> Windows as being the most appropriate tool for part of their solution.
Indeed. Even in the large enterprise, Windows is exceedingly difficult to
beat for the "presentation layer" of the OSI application model. And for
many current "low-end" mainframe shops, Windows (or equivalent alternative
platform) is likely the most cost-effective solution, and keeping the
mainframe "just because" is flushing money down the toilet. Invest that
money in growing the business, and later, when justifiable, buy (back into)
the mainframe.
> I fully believe that if more people did this analysis fully,
> there also would be more mainframes installed than there are currently.
Very likely.
-jc-
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