[Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Christopher wrote:
> On Jan 11, 12:47 am, David J Dachtera <djesys... at spam.comcast.net>
> wrote:
>> JF Mezei wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>> Does HP really want more "HP is killing VMS" debates to start at this
>>> point in time ?
>> Does HP even really give two spits one way or the other?
>>
>> I'd lay odds that word from the top is, "hasten the demise by whatever
>> means necessary". Otherwise, why all the "secrecy"? If they've nothing
>> to hide, they should have no compunction about coming clean in public
>> forum.
>>
> 
> HP has really draconian marketing rules.  We had to attend a big
> training session about what we're allowed to say.  Even if we have
> solid internal plans to release a feature, we're pretty much not
> allowed to publish that anywhere publicly.  That's just how the whole
> company operates.  Doesn't have anything to do with VMS.

That's hardly unusual.  You don't promise anything until you are certain 
that you can deliver it!