[Info-vax] OT: news from the trenches (re: Solaris)

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On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:55:13 -0400
David Froble via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> Much of what you write is correct.  Consider VAX and Alpha.  Both were 
> set up to co-exist with VMS.  Much more VAX than Alpha.

I knew that about VAX but I didn't know why Alpha was designed.

> But, just as people won't pay for security, they also didn't pay for 
> quality.  VAX and Alpha and any potential follow-ons no longer exist.

It's sad to see how much the world has changed in that way. It's hard for
people with a quality orientation to survive in a commodity world. But it's
certainly true that now cheap = good and cheaper = better.

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