And many years ago (~1997?), there was some movement to get multiple vendors onto the same page. It fell apart due to anti-trust considerations. If CA and BMC and Compuware all got together and licensed their software "the same way" it would be a combination in restraint of trade. Anti-trust law sees it as a benefit if customers have choices. As we know from many fields -- have you re-evaluated how you purchase TV programming recently? -- too many choices is often a problem of its own.
Your supposition is amusing but employee mobility is probably a more likely explanation. "And then we issue a STCKF in the exit routine" just does not make for very romantic pillow talk. IMHO. Your mileage may vary. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 2:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Product license key program There's the rub. No two vendors manage keys the same way. This creates a micro-specialty in every shop for every vendor. Maybe more than one if different products are managed differently. If you should find the same technology inhabiting two vendor's suites, you can be sure that someone's spouse has been diddling someone else's spouse. Pillow talk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
