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DJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Fuerst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:49 AM Subject: Re: Cost of ISV product > So, who is the vendor that charges $640 on Intel and $91,000 on an IFL? > This should be a business killer. > > Doug > > snip>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >Mark Post > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Phil Tully [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:51 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Cost of ISV product > > > > > >With the ongoing activity in the Linux/390 or Linux/Z (linz) arena I > >have come across an interesting problem. It appears that many of the > >"NEW" linz ISVs have decided to hit the big time when pricing their > >software. These vendors are looking at using the proof-of-concept > >numbers being presented by IBM as a basis for generating bills. One ISV > >has a product they advertise for Linux on Intel for $640 per server but > >on an IFL engine they are advertising a charge of $91,000 per engine. > > > >That translates into the expectation to collapse 142 intel servers into > >1 IFL, I guess if the Intel server were running at less than 1/2 of 1 > >percent they might fit but I doubt I will find that many. > > > > > >I even had one vendor reference David Boyes's test of 40k servers on a > >machine as justification of their pricing, boy are the hype meters going > >off! > > > >phil > > Doug Fuerst > Consultant > BK Associates > Brooklyn, NY > (718) 921-2620 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
