I'd say this deal represents the final nail in the coffin of what was once
DEC. HP-UX will supersede Tru64, VMS (Alpha VMS; it hasn't been VAX/VMS for
a long time) will slowly fade away (it will take longer than the phase-out
of Tru64 because there is a large installed base and it's a completely
different environment, not a different type of Unix).
How the new HP differentiates itself from the competition will determine how
the deal affects Sun.
Paul Baumgartel
MortgageSight Holdings, LLC
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I'm curious. What happens to Tru64 or HP-UX? One of
them's got to go, would'nt you think? How about their
Unix servers? I know they're both going to 64-bit
Itanium eventually, but can they support both product
lines? Wonder how VAX/VMS is going to fare? How does
this effect Sun? I'd say this would have a negative
impact on Sun.
It'll be interesting to see what product lines get cut
and which ones continue. Should be fun to see how
things pan out over the next 12 to 18 months.
mkb
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