[Info-vax] Itanic is a dead end : IBM

[Simon Clubley]

On 2011-05-31, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply <helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de> wrote:
> In article <4de44ac9$0$31217$c3e8da3$b280bf18 at news.astraweb.com>, JF
> Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes: 
>
>> Remember when Compaq decided there was no demand for VMS 8.* for VAX (as
>> had been promised) and never delivered it ?
>> 
>> I have heard through the grapevine that this was not true. There was demand.
>
> Note everything in the grapevine is true.  Also, it depends on HOW MUCH 
> demand there was from PAYING CUSTOMERS.  I don't think they would 
> voluntarily refuse profits.
>

You have clearly never tried to get a VMS related quote out of HP in
recent years.

[No smiley this time; it's not funny when you are trying to get prices
for your manager.]

Simon.

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