[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[David Froble]

Bob Koehler wrote:
> In article <k0u9du$bko$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>> If DEC had positioned VMS to perform all these jobs, and I'm talking 1990 or 
>> perhaps even before, including proper marketing and pricing, would it (VMS) have 
>> been feasible, or are you saying VMS could not do the job?
> 
>    Too late.  VAXen were way behind in performance, people left, and did
>    not come back.  DEC still thought they were selling hardware.
> 

I don't buy that.  There are many jobs that don't require bleeding edge 
performance.  There are some jobs that highly value reliability.

VAX died because DEC stuck a knife in it, even as the low end systems were still 
selling well.

People left because DEC quit responding to customer needs.