[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[JF Mezei]

Bob Koehler wrote:

>    Since my VAXen and Alphas run just fine without HP's help, I've not
>    been a Compaq nor HP customer when it comes to VMS.  And I'll keep
>    using VMS like that.

Hardware is not really the issue here. You can cannabalise VAXes for
parts and run VAXes for very long time.

The problem is evolution of VMS.  The world keeps moving, standards
evolve, new applications and protocols come around. If VMS doesn't
evolve with the world and doesn't add those protocols, you get left
behind or have to start developping on a new platform.

If you use VMS to run a paper mill built in the 1980s, you can still be
on VAX because you don't need to change anything. If/when they change
the machinery, that VAX will be replaced with wathever computer comes
with the new paper mill machinery.

But if your business is connected to the internet, you really need to be
able to evolve with the market.