[Info-vax] Out with Hurd, in with OpenVMS

[Richard B. Gilbert]

JF Mezei wrote:
> Michael Kraemer wrote:
> 
>> But the era of "uncompetitiveness", in particular of VAXen
>> vs contemporary RISCs until Alpha arrived, was way to long.
> 
> Digital could have lowered VAX prices if it had wanted to. VAX
> performan, when you look at the 4000 line was not bad at all. What was
> bad was the price/performance ratio.
> 
> DEC couldn't adjust performance, but it could adjust pricing.
> 
> Yes, Dec would claim pricing improvements, and price-performance
> improvements, but they were just token moves, not the significant moves
> needed for the market to start buying from DEC again.

I recall a DECUS symposium in the late 1980s or early 90's at which a 
customer pointed out the price differential between DEC and third party 
equivalents and asked "When is DEC going to roll up its sleeves and 
compete?"  His question was ruled "out of order".  The audience thought 
it was a damned good question!

History seems to confirm that!!