On 14 Jan 2009 10:50:31 -0800, [email protected] (Bill Klein) wrote: >I understand your desire for 64-bit COBOL. > >I would suggest that if you WANT 64-bit COBOL, that you have your company >submit a "marketing requirement" and reference SHARE requirement:
What I don't get is why this is an issue for IBM - sure it would like to get customers to pay for enhancements that those specific customers want. But it also wants to position itself strategically for the future. Its marketing strength is not to disregard the past, but show how the past and the future are integrated under one compatible umbrella. When various tools are no more compatible than those of multiple vendor tools that are available for competitors - customers and prospective customers are more likely to look elsewhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
