[Info-vax] The real problem that needs solving to grow VMS

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-11-01, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 11/1/2022 3:49 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>> In article <tjrsnf$nbs$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=
>> <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
>>> There is an outstanding problem with the expiring licenses
>>> that in some worst case scenarios could mean systems
>>> stopping with short notice.
>> 
>> That seems to be the biggest problem for many (potential) customers.
>
> Based on?
>
> comp.os.vms is not exactly a CIO forum.
>
> My take is that it is more a problem for existing customers than
> for the new customers. Existing VMS customers think decades. A lot
> of new stuff is HW and OS end up in the dumpster after 5 years
> (applications may still live decades).
>

If VSI goes bust, what do they move that VMS application (with its
expiring OS licences) to in 5 years time ?

>>> But potential customers should talk to VSI about that.
>>> Businesses are usually listening when it is about revenue.
>> 
>> Usually.  Some have talked and not got a satisfactory answer.
>
> The french user group talked to VSI and did not convince VSI.
>
> But if more do so then maybe ...
>

You mean more than an entire European country worth of VMS users ?

Simon.

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