On Jul 26, 2005, at 10:31 AM, Edward E. Jaffe wrote:
Ed Gould wrote:
1. Sticking It Out on MVS
I must be missing something. Why do you consider it good news that an
installation runs obsolete mainframe hardware and software? Wouldn't
it be better if they upgraded to z/OS??
Of course.. but any version of MVS is better than no version, no?
The extinction of MVS is slowing but not be much. IBM, IMO is doing a
great job in killing their flagship OS without the help of anyone
except their own people.
It started in the 90's and continues. Their recent attempt to get it
back into academics is too little and too late. IBM, IMO is so behind
the curve that they will probably never recover.
Their cost cutting over the years in both personnel and investing in
long term (read: academics and few other areas) has probably cost the
company to be in any real sense any part of the future.
Ed
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