Well, they do by helping z shops keep z/OS at all, sorta. It's kind of an nth derivative. I know what you're saying and I could argue that too, but look at it this way: without IFLs et al., more shops would say z/OS was too expensive, and IBM would either be losing more share or would be forced to lower the overall price.
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Tom Marchant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:28:59 -0500, P S wrote: > >>... specialty engines help keep the cost of >>z/OS and friends high... > > They do? Not that I can tell. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
