[Info-vax] VMS and the Internet of Things (IoT)

[Kerry Main]

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> (IoT)
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> 
> But yes, markets can and do change, and new markets
> — mobile clients,
> for instance — can appear.   Whether VSI can expand
> the installed base?
>    Power isn't all that and a bag of chips, though.
> 

Over the next decade, the long term strategy should not be X86-64 or PowerX or ARM, but rather X86-64 + ARM + Power9 (as market growth determines). Each of these HW platforms addresses a different niche in the market.

Post 2025, one would have to assume Alpha and IA64 will be distant memories.

It's been discussed extensively in c.o.v. about not putting all your eggs in one basket - including your reference to what Google is doing. So why would VSI deciding to not put all their eggs in one basket be a bad thing?  Providing Customers with choices is seldom a bad strategy. 

Partnering with IBM is seldom a bad strategy - especially with all their SW which is imho, the hidden big driver. 

In addition, most mainframe types will not likely jump on any OS platform running on X86-64. Should Power9 be successful, then that platform would be viewed more favorably as a mainframe alternative. 


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com