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

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/28/2013 2:29 PM, Paul Sture wrote:
> 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 :_)
>

But it's SO satisfying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Now where is my pistol!