[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Richard Maher]

"Mark Daniel" <mark.daniel at wasd.vsm.com.au> wrote in message 
news:50347b57$0$11115$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com...
> On 22/08/12 8:00 AM, Richard Maher wrote:
>> "Bob Koehler" <koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org> wrote in message
>> news:NS41A2BWXAN5 at eisner.encompasserve.org...
>>> 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 o - woefully out of date ports of things like bash and Apache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
>>>
>>>    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.
>>>
>>
>> Apple is a hardware company
>
> These days Apple is a consumer infotainment solutions company.
>

That's easy for you to say :-)

Actually, I was trying to segue to or rather contrast will the "Digital is a 
software company" of yore.

Personally I think "Apple is a bunch of bastards" especially re Java and 
Flash, but when you look at Microsoft, Google, and Oracle I guess this whole 
industry is fatherless.

Does the App Store and iTunes need the MacBook and iPhone more than they 
need a closed market? Who knows/cares?

Cheers Richard Maher

PS. Has 11g on VMS been announced yet?