[Info-vax] Current VMS Usage Survey

[David Froble]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Subcommandante XDelta schrieb:
> 
>> Mr Mezel, in a recent conversation thread, estimated, IIRC (senior
>> moments notwithstanding), that the remaining VMS end-user population
>> might be circa 100,000 shops.
> 
> that's - maybe - the number of *systems* still standing around somewhere.
> The number of *customers* was estimated by HP to be 2000 round-about,
> Iirc this figure was quoted here a couple of months ago.
> Paying customers, that is, and these are the only important ones,
> from HP's point of view.

But there is such a thing as potential.  I'm not saying it will happen, 
but, there is the possibility that some people using VMS without a 
support contract just might purchase support in the future.  There is a 
lot more potential for that, than for non-VMS users to be purchasing a 
support contract.