To a degree, IBM has listened to us. Look at the product mix that has appeared recently, generally at lesser cost: File Manager, Fault Analyzer, CICS/PM, RMF/PM (for Linux, too), DB2 Utilities Suite, etc. If you get weary of the constant contract negotiations, you can usually find something from IBM that will work, perhaps not as full functioned, but works. After our installation of the z900, 3 major software vendors are no longer doing business with us, their products having been replaced with IBM software. A painful period to be sure, but the message was sent.
On Thursday 20 February 2003 16:51, you wrote: They should follow what Gate's did in the beginning---give it away and nail ya later on Maint./upgrades. But then again how about IBM doing something really strange ... listen to customers getting nailed on all the pricing by third part vendors as well as IBM because it is a MAINFRAME ...guess it is true--IBM is trying to Kill MVS/S-390/z-OS/VM/VSE--depends what flavor you are. If you run it on a zBOX better open up the wallet
