[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[David Froble]

lawrencedo99 at gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:03:56 AM UTC+12, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>> As long as the work and cost to replace the systems is far higher then
>> to continuing using them, they'll stay.
> 
> Is that by measuring the discounted cost of continuing to run the legacy system, as opposed to the total cost?
> 
> Does your company consider IT to be a strategic asset, or just an unavoidable expense?
> 
> And then you wonder why you are losing customers to more nimble, more up-to-date competitors...

Can you point to even one instance when a company, mfg, distributor, and such, 
has lost any customers because they continue to use VMS?

IT is ALWAYS an expense ....

IT can be a strategic asset ....

Being a strategic asset is mostly about the applications, not the OS.  But, in 
fairness, I will admit that while not a part of the OS, SSL issues are causing 
some problems with being a strategic asset this month.