Dave Kopischke wrote:
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.
I'm with you. Except for the "cheap" part, of course.<g>
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
303-393-8716
http://www.trainersfriend.com
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