[Info-vax] web browsers for VMS on ALPHA

[Michael Kraemer]

Arne Vajhøj schrieb:
> On 20-02-2011 15:06, Michael Kraemer wrote:
> 

>>
>> I wonder when some people will finally get it:
>> it's not about browsing the web the *cheapest* way,
>> it's about browsing the web with *VMS*.
> 
> 
> But that is the hobbyist way of thinking.
> 
> The business way is about browsing the web preferable
> the *cheapest* way.

Well, if HP had any long-term interest in VMS
it *would* be cheaper in the long run
to keep VMS as a complete platform.
If VMS can't be used for such normal
tasks as web browsing and emailing,
the few remaining server tasks will
go Windoze as well.

> And the business buys systems from HP. Hobbyists buy them
> used at EBay.
> 
> Arne
>