On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:51:14 -0500, John McKown wrote: >On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Shane Ginnane wrote: >> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:37:08 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: >> >>>Prices going up. >> >> Tsk, tsk, tsk Mark. >> I'm sure Timothy will be happy to convince you that this is all for our >> collective benefit, and will actually save us all money. > >Yes, it is critically important that IBM keep the rich elite well fed. >Microsoft is no better WRT pricing. And are actively trying to go from >a permanent license to graduated (by core) yearly license like Oracle. >Can _you_ say "Linux", "OpenBSD", "NetBSD" or "FreeBSD"? Combine with >PostgreSQL or MariaDB (MySQL fork) and Apache or NGINX and you're got >a great start for an OLTP system. > IBM is forced to recoup its fixed costs of development and support of z hardware and software by apportioning the total among a diminishing number of customers. Prices must increase.
Is there a stationary point at which the residue of customers who can't afford to convert, ever, can support the z? Or is there a regenerative catastrophe looming? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
