On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:49:07 -0400, Tim Hare wrote: >What if they were allowed to sell us a single OS license that included >everything we needed to run our apps, including CICS, WebSphere, and DB2, >and they priced it for what z/OS goes for now? Would our bean counters be >happy? >
Your bean counters might appreciate that, but it does little to address the long term problem or need. In my opinion, the hobbiest license or training subsidies are intended to address the long term viability of the platform. Not satisfy some revenue plan. And yes, I know this is an important piece of the puzzle, but how much revenue do you book from a product you can't sell ??? The number one priority of IBM in this area should be to ensure as many people as possible have cheap and easy access to training and educational material on the z Server. Nothing less will suffice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
