The other question is, what percentage of mainframe sales is 'replacement business' like new cars. How many 'new' mainframe shops have been added to the fold?
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Paul Raulerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul Raulerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: MORE THAN HALF THE MAINFRAME MIPS IBM SELLS ARE LINUX? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 7:49 PM > (*sigh*) > > Good for you Mark. So how many new z/OS installs have been > sold by > IBM in the past four years? > I know of exactly 2. > > How many new Linux installs? I personally know of at least > 48, maybe > 49. > > I have no idea how many z/OS only shops are now z/OS, z/VM, > and Linux, > but I do know of quite a > few of those. > > I am sure willing to be enlightened though - care to share > any facts? > I have hated to miss the past two Shares, but > golly - been working full time on - you guess it - zLinux. > > -Paul > > On Sep 6, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Mark Post wrote: > > >>>> On 9/6/2008 at 11:30 AM, in message > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Paul Raulerson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On the other hand, IBM sells a load of "Linux > only" mainframes these > >> days, most of which come with a z/VM license. ; > >> It is not beyond reason that half of the MIPS out > there are "Linux" > >> MIPS. IFL's are generally faster and cheaper > too. > >> > >> Why would you think otherwise? > > > > Because of the conversations I and others have had > with IBMers that > > would know. At SHARE and in other avenues of > communication. > > > > > > Mark Post > >
