"has always been" -> "had always been". As you indicated, at first software was written in order to sell the hardware. It was basically "overhead". However, when PCMs such as Amdahl came along and simply started redistributing IBM software (which they got for free since they owned IBM hardware), IBM had to have some other way to recoup their costs. Also, they started unbundling when the courts found them guilty of a monopoly which included their refusal to distribute software to non-IBM customers. At least, as best as I can recall after lo these many years.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 • N. Richland Hills • TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone • [email protected] • www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. –The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: X86 server > > IBM has always been a hardware company. In the 60's they wrote > operating systems and gave them away as long as you purchased the > hardware from them to run it on. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 6:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: X86 server > > Which costs less? > > On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:40:01 -0700, Edward Jaffe wrote: > > >On 8/13/2012 10:01 PM, Jake anderson wrote: > >> Does IBM provides support running Z/OS on X86 ? > > > >Yes, with its RD&T offering: > >http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/products/devtest/systemz/ > > > What's IBM's economic rationale here? If it's cheaper for them to make > z/OS available on X86, then much that I read in this forum about the > economic advantages of zSeries is untrue, and IBM's motive for not > licensing z/OS for X86 is simply to compel customers to buy the more > expensive hardware from IBM. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ========================== > This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is > addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the > system manager. This message contains confidential information and is > intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named > addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received > this message by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, > copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents > of this information is strictly prohibited. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
