Well $20K is the price for WebSphere for any platform (per engine I think).
Seems to me, that we are buying DB2 for VM/VSE, sight unseen. Other than the 60 day systems test period and the 90 day VSE free trial period. Of course, it is different as these products are MLC charged. You might waste a few thousand before making a final decision. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Steve Guthrie wrote: > Is anyone out there tooling around with IBM WebSphere for S390 Linux? I > have Apache and Tomcat purring like a kitten now, thanks to the good guys on > this list (Mark, you and Rich know who you are, along with all the rest). I > called and asked IBM for an evaluation copy of WebSphere for Linux to > develop against. They said $20,000.00. Is this real? Under these > conditions, why would a developer recommend a product they haven't tested? > Why would a developer, certain to help IBM sell hardware, pay for a product > he is using to develop against? And why would a developer pay to help a > vendor sell more stuff? > > Thanks for allowing an OT rant. > > Stephen J. Guthrie > Regional Sales Manager > Mantissa Corporation > 2200 Valleydale Road > Birmingham, AL 35244 > (800) 438-7367
