As Ralph Johnson noted in his post to the FLEX-ES listserv, "Interesting!"
http://www.sys-con.com/read/468626.htm
IBM's intransigence in its so called "negotiations" with FSI, its
belligerence with PSI, its bullying of T3 and its total shunning of
Hercules has created a substantial threat to my business and the
business of a hundred or two other small mainframe developers.
I no longer believe that IBM is acting in the long term interest of
the z/OS industry. Or more accurately, I believe that IBM's focus on
z/OS has changed from growth to consolidation, and that they see
themselves less as a hardware/software company and more as services
company. Their actions with respect to the z/OS world are utterly
anti-competitive and in total disregard of what is needed to nurture
the long term health of this portion of their business.
I have options. I will survive this threat. But as the z/OS options
continue to narrow, many other small developers will either fail or
shift their energies to more open arenas.
This is a sad time for the mainframe business.
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