[Info-vax] i4 Possible?

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

JF Mezei wrote 2014-02-08 05:39:
> On 14-02-07 23:33, David Froble wrote:
>
>> Now, why HP didn't run their test suites, and if successful declare
>> Poulson "supported" but without using new features, I don't have a clue.
>
> The simple explanation: profits generated by sale of a few Poulson to
> VMS customers are less than the cost of manpower to qualify VMS for it.
> Consider that HP wil end up selling some Tukwillas to those customers
> anyways.
>
>
> Consider 5 year support commitments.

After last sale of *VMS*, maybe. Not after last sale of hardware.

> Qualifying VMS for Poulson means
> having to sell VMS till the end of IA64...

No. HP could stop selling VMS anytime (and support 5 years after that).

Now, that 5-year thing is irrelevant anyway. Currently VMS has support
until 2025 and Tukwilla end of sale is 2015, right? Seems as 10 years.


> whereas not supporting it allows
> HP to set a date for end of sales in 2015.
>

Again mixing up things. HP could stop *selling* VMS anytime.
That has little to do with support commitments.

> Since Poulson will get a speed bump called Kittson, it means that
> qualifying VMS for Poulson implicitly means qualifying for Kittson
> (hence, longer support commitments)
>

No.

> Remember that the goal is to exit as graciously and silently as possible
> from the VMS product line.  And so far, HP seems to have managed that
> very well with no aparent backlash or bad media press ver HP killing VMS.
>
>

Media !? That was fun...
Why would *media* (in general) care about VMS ???

Jan-Erik.