Chase, John wrote:
It would seem that if Neon prevails, IBM's marketing credibility will be reduced to that of politicians seeking (re-)election to high office.
I don't think a loss to NEON would reflect negatively on IBM's credibility. It would dramatically change how System z software is priced. "Free" software execution on specialty engines will all but disappear unless IBM is successful at developing a way to differentiate and quantify Eligible execution from that which is not Eligible using SMF.
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