[Info-vax] Current VMS Usage Survey

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In article <l7jqpj$ifc$3 at dont-email.me>, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>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.

I know of 2 LARGE sites with many Alpha systems that *might* have migrated
to Integrity had HP not belied their faith by dismantling VMS engineering
and outsourcing it to India.  I also lost a few support opportunities when
clients moved to Integrity because HP tossed them a bone of three years of
support with the purchase.  Those 2 LARGE sites might now be on HP support
had HP not repeatedly stabbed VMS in the back and given the knife a twist.  

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