Re: HP World Magazine: For Business Continuity...the answer may be OpenVMS

From: JF Mezei (jfmezei.spamnot_at_teksavvy.com)
Date: 05/10/04 

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 02:47:12 GMT

Robert Deininger wrote:
> The components used in a DS10 probably haven't gotten much cheaper, and
> DS15 is in the same ballpark. I think $6-$7k is too expensive for VMS
> entry level.

> Obviously, HP has some flexibility in pricing. But they can build an
> rx1600 for far less than a DS15,

Ok, please explain why a DS10 would have to be more expensive to HP than an
itanium equivalent.

The problem with Alpha is that they are still priced at the upper limit of
what rich customers will tolerate. The rest of the industry is priced competitively.

I do not buy the argument that Alpha *systems* would be more expensive to
build than IA64.

If at all, I would presume that IA64 systems are priced as loss leaders right now.

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