[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[Hans Vlems]

Yes, TDMS was initially retired and then got ported to Alpha. And it took some customer pressure to make it happen. IIRC the same applied for the IA64 port though it took considerably more effort.
FMS and DECforms were considered superior products.
And they may well be but DEC managed to piss off a lot of senior management in The Netherlands and more importantly in Japan.