On 19 Oct 2009 09:07:57 -0700, [email protected] (Clark Morris) wrote:
>I would assume that the Unisys offerings that are descendants of the >Burroughs B5000 and Univac 2200 would be considered mainframes >although definitely NOT compatible with the z series. When someone assumes mainframes = IBM Z/OS, then of course, IBM has a monopoly. Just like Apple and Sun have monopolies. On the other hand, think of the monopolies that cable companies paid for in cities across the U.S. Technology doesn't care that the cities sold them monopoly power to deliver TV content via cable - and provided customers with alternative ways of getting the content. IBM has competition for its mainframes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
