[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <NS41A2BWXAN5 at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
	koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
> In article <succg9-03k2.ln1 at news1.chingola.ch>, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> writes:
>> 
>> A large problem is that for a long time VMS hasn't been getting new 
>> features that are now standard on other operating systems.
>> 
>> Off the top of my head, shortcomings posted recently here in comp.os.vms:
>> 
>> o - no Unicode support
>> o - no automated patch installation system
>> o - no IPsec
>> o - limited LDAP, connectivity to Active Directory etc
>> o - woefully out of date ports of things like bash and Apache
>> o - PRODUCT INSTALL and related stuff could do with a major rethink
> 
>    o - No patch of the month
>    o - No blue screens of death
>    o - No broken word processors
>    o - No word processors full of security holes
>    o - No priviledged, buggy, installs by unpriviledged users

None of which applies to Unix either.

> 
>    But Apple is now larger than Microsoft was.  Which proves the
>    business case for quality software is not full of holes.  You can
>    write better software, charge more for it, and make money.

Ummmm..  Apple is selling Unix, no matter how hard they try to deny it.
And, I saw that same discussion on the business news this morning.  Apple
is only larger than Microsoft was if you compare them as if there is no
difference in the value of a dollar.  If you make the necessary allowances
for that Microsoft still comes out wayu ahead (almost 100%, I think it
was....)

bill
 

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