On 11 Nov 2008 12:44:31 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (R.S.) wrote: >Pay me, and I'll tell you what you want <vbg> >More seriously, I believe that HP's words are true *in some sense*. I >also believe it is definitely not true, that avg 100 mainframes shops >per year were gone. No. Rather avg. 100 customers *tried* to get rid of > mainframe and bought something from HP. With what results ? >Well... You know... Reboot Hill...
Also, there are always companies whose needs are increasing and always companies whose needs are decreasing. With a pure equilibrium, some mainframe shops will downgrade - and some mini shops will upgrade. A one sided stat doesn't even indicate trends, much less which choice is best for a particular company. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
