... Metagroup says, High software prices of Z/OS and dependent utility software will slow zSeries annual growth ... Where have you (and they) been? Everything new is old again.
There have been people (myself included) trumpetting this since IBM introduced tier-based pricing in 1984-1985. Conversion may have accelerated, lately; the issue is NOT brand new! The argument is not total cost. Rather, it's mostly cost per seat. All costs! Not just the ones MetaGroup (Gartner, et. al.) decide to include. Frankly, I don't trust those people any further than I could throw a tantrum! -teD In God we Trust! All others bring data! -- W. Edwards Deming ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
