[Info-vax] HP admits it will kill VMS if merger suceeds

[Paul Sture]

Alan Greig wrote:

> On Thursday, December 20, 2001 3:50:47 PM UTC, Alan Greig wrote:
>> HP have just sent the following to shareholders. It's a 50 page
>> document and I got sick at page 5 where it says that not completing
>> the merger will leave "multiple O/S and technology platforms" but not
>> if they complete the merger. The document also makes clear that
>> Himalaya (mentioned by name) is safe. VMS gets no mention in the
>> document at all except presumably as part of the "multiple O/S" they
>> intend to get rid of. 
>
> Okay it took a a little bit longer than I originally feared but...

Original article and thread:

<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=de#!topic/comp.os.vms/ciPel-vxQ3I>

In which you gave a since expired link to an HP PDF...

Which still exists at:

<http://www.openvms.org/skc/hpposition.pdf>

or if you prefer, read my version which has the slides rotated
for easier reading :-)

<http://www.sture.ch/downloads/hpposition-rotated.pdf>

Hmm. PDF page 36 gives and interesting set of goals.  Judge for yourself
how well they have been met.

P.S. Please don't shoot the messenger :_)