On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, richard truett wrote: > I've learned through experience that the S/390 platform is held to a much higher > standard than even Sun, HP or AIX UNIX systems. Even though those systems > approach the acquisition costs of a S/390 they are judged as if they were a > 'cheap' Windows machine. > > There appears to be a double standard today in the IT industry. And it is a > standard that is never explained when management is pressed for a reason.
Compare the costs of five minutes of downtime on each of the platforms. My guess, without research, is that the cost is greater for S/390 and zSeries systems becaue they tend to have more people depending on them. I suspect that PC users would baulk at paying a fair price for well-tested desktop software; how many use Windows 9x-family instead of Windows NT-family OS in the office? Linux is a no-contest winner on the PC because relatively many of those affected with problems know they should not occur, and are relatively well-placed to fix them themselves. -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
