It's difficult to see why they are suing, especially when they never sued PCMs in previous generations. Surely they could simply refuse to licence z/OS on the PSI machines. That would put PSI out of business just as quickly.
Nigel On 5/12/06 18:43, "Pinnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne & Lynn Wheeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:55 AM > Subject: IBM sues maker of Intel-based Mainframe clones > > >> >> IBM sues maker of Intel-based Mainframe clones >> http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=BKMIXSNECXW0O >> QSNDLSCKHA?articleID=196601610 >> > > What a chilling development, especially on the heels of IBM's refusal to > renew the FLEX-ES patent licenses. Soon the z9 BC will be the only > entry-level machine available for commercial use. Unless IBM and PSI reach > a settlement, this lawsuit puts PSI out of business (unless the venture > capitalists can keep it afloat for the 10 years it will take to decide the > patent lawsuit). What a mess. Any chance we'd ever see a personal license > for z/OS probably just vanished. > > Regards, > Tom Conley > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
