> As I understand it, if A is 37% cheaper than B, then it costs 63% > (100-37) what B costs.
I quite clearly stated that I meant a factor of 37 and _NOT_ 37%. I made the distinction so as to avoid this kind of inanity, but it seems someone will always be dumb enough to step forward. I'm quite stunned at the apparent ignorance of basic mathematics shown in the responses. Perhaps, on this basis, I shouldn't be quite so stunned at the demise of the mainframe. I'm at a loss to make the point more simply than I already did, but I'll try one more time: I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION AN IBM INTERNAL STUDY SHOWING THAT THE COST OF PROCESSING ONE CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC SAMPLE WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER TRANSACTION ON XSERIES IS 1/37TH THE COST OF PROCESSING THE SAME TRANSACTION ON ZSERIES. Factored into this is not just price but also performance. And for the truly anal, the mainframe LPAR _was_ appropriately sized. Go for your slide rules, guys. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
