On 9 Dec 2006 09:19:34 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top posted:
If OS/2 for x86 didn't sell enough, how could z/OS for x86 sell enough? >When it comes to companies running servers, z/Architecture has some >advantages over running either Windows Server 2003 or Linux. Greater >security and reliability. > >If those advantages stop being big enough to support a large price >differential for hardware, then it would make sense for IBM to reach >downwards in some way. Whether by using their own emulation technology >- or trying to hit the mass market with z/Architecture-compatible >chips. > >Three choices. Windows on the x86. MacOS on the x86. OS/2 on >z/Architecture. > >Since OS/2 on the x86 didn't take the world by storm when OS/2 version >3 beat Windows 95 to market, it can be understood that IBM might not be >quite so bold as to dream it could pull this off. Even putting aside >the question of whether Lenovo might get annoyed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
