[Info-vax] And another one bites the dust....

[David Wade]

On 16/02/2022 22:34, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 2/16/2022 4:36 PM, Hans Bachner wrote:
>> Simon Clubley schrieb am 16.02.2022 um 15:02:
>>> On 2022-02-15, Hans Bachner <hans at bachner.priv.at> wrote:
> 
> Well, even with emulated Alphas, one still needs to work with VSI.  
> Using some old version of VMS with poor networking and other issues is a 
> dead end.  While some uses really don't need anything new, it's still a 
> dead end.
> 
> What is needed is better communications and terms with VSI.  Whether VSI 
> will be reasonable is a question.  Unless their goal is to milk a few 
> VMS users that don't have other options, or to hold onto more VMS users, 
> or to get new VMS customers, what will actually happen remains to be seen.
> 
> 

In commercial terms "being reasonable" roughly translates as "can we 
make enough profit to justify the investment". VSI is a business not a 
charity.

For the users who "really don't need anything new" the question is 
"should we invest in VMS or in some other modern platform"

I suspect for many businesses switching to a modern platform is very 
attractive as it allows skills sets to be rationalized and avoids 
problems later.

Does that amounts to "milking those who have no option"? You might see 
it like that, or, as I am sure VSI do "thats the only way we can keep 
supporting VMS and make a profit".

Dave