> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Brazee > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Just another example of mainframe costs. > > > On 4 Jan 2007 13:16:06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rodie, Rick) wrote: > > >I had a chat with my old boss from a decade ago. Software, not > >hardware, is the real issue. > > Total cost of ownership for a given level of security, reliability, > and dependability should be the issue. > > But marketing and salesmanship appear to count more.
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