[Info-vax] HP squeezes 85 data centers into 'six-pack'

[Michael Kraemer]

JF Mezei schrieb:

> The money spent on All-In-1 stayed in-house. So while various divisions
> may have had big bidgets for ALL-IN-1, it was money that stayed in the
> family. So when they switched to Exchange, all of a sudden, money was
> now flowing out to Microsoft.

Still it might have been the better deal.
Due to "economy of scale" the $/license ratio of Exchange might have
been better than of All-in-1.
So ditching in-house product development and maintenance
certainly helped saving costs.