[Info-vax] Happy new Year !

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <00bab93e$0$8061$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>,
	JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
> 
> When you look at the phenomenal rise of Linux in the last decade, it
> shows that VMS could have done the same if it had been marketed and
> priced properly. In other words, the Palmer era errors could have been
> corrected until about 2004.

And when you look at the fact that BSD, which is both technically
superior and  much more business freindly has not seen the same
growth you have to take a much closer look to see if the two can
be compared.

And what is the answer?  Well, that has been stated here time after time.
Marketing!!!  What does Linux have that BSD does not?  Hype.  Press space.
Active marketing.  Proof that you c an make a silk purse out of a sows
ear.

And what does this mean as regards VMS?  Well, I think that is obvious.
With marketing (and at this point some serious development to bring it
into the 21st century) given the things it can bring to the table that
other OSssses can not offer even VMS could be on top again.
 
bill

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