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The consent decree itself expired several years ago, but the underlying
legal principles that created it are still there. There is a lot of
money in the mainframe business and IBM must act with careful thought
before putting it at risk. If that means a bit of parnoia, that's ok
with me.
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Something else to keep in mind: AFAIK, IBM is the ONLY mainframe vendor
with 64-bit capabilities. Eventually, the other vendors who don't follow
ar going to drop out of sight, leaving IBM with what amounts to a
monopoly on large z/OS-like systems. Food for thought? YOU BET!!!
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