Howard Brazee wrote:
On 3-Jun-2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward E. Jaffe) wrote:
My point was simply that no similar capability exists for MIPS, making
"MIPS inherently less useful than MSU -- all other things being equal."
The validity of that statement should be obvious. It's hardly arguable.
The proviso "all other things being equal" is very useful when one is pointing
to a feature and implying that that feature is sufficient to make the whole
argument valid.
MIPS and MSU are used interchangeably for capacity-based contract
licensing purposes. In that sense they *are* equal. Whether you agree
with the analysts ratings or not is irrelevant. You can complain to IBM
about MSUs. You can complain to Gartner, Watson & Walker, Isham or any
other analyst about MIPS. Again: THE HARDWARE USES AND REPORTS MSU --
NOT MIPS! That makes MSU *vastly* superior for the purpose described.
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