" It's Beta vs VHS all over again" GREAT analogy, like DVD vs Laser DISC and who won out, the better of the two ? nope
Carmen Vitullo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lionel B Dyck" <lbd...@gmail.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 9:20:47 AM Subject: Re: [External] Re: "Everyone wants to retire mainframes" Y'all stop using logic and reason - this is an emotional issue that the author and others are invested in and has nothing to do with IBM effectively telling the world that the mainframe is dead based on all the layoffs that have occurred over the last 20-25 years, or that IBM continues to offload software development or outright sells IBM software to other companies, or that IBM has bought into the Cloud and has reduced their investment in developing z/OS, or . . . . And then there is the vast amounts of money to be made by replacing a mainframe - I'm sure that those vendors offering those services only have the best interests of the current mainframe users at heart. It's Beta vs VHS all over again Lionel B. Dyck <sdg>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com "Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 8:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: "Everyone wants to retire mainframes" So does this mean that 2/3 of companies out there are running unsupported hardware and software? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Raphaël Jacquot Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 7:48 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: "Everyone wants to retire mainframes" Le 09/06/2020 à 14:24, Peter Bishop a écrit : > Interesting re 2): > > "The survey found that organizations are running an average of four > mainframes with an average age of 17 years. Sixty-four percent are > running mainframes between 10 and 20 years old, with 28% running > machines that are 20 to 30 years old. " > > So 2/7 are running machines over 20+ years old? And 2/3 over 10 > years? What does that even mean? Smells fishy to me. What is the > sample size? Is it biased somehow? > > Cheers, > Peter it does make sense if out of those 4 machines, they have older and newer boxes... Raphael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
