Re: The Common System Interface: Intel's Future Interconnect

Main, Kerry wrote:
What is the proportion of Windows/Linux servers on x86 servers vs. other OS
Platforms on X86?

How do you propose to solve the "One App, One OS" culture associated with Windows
and Linux?


Like it or not, 8086 is the industry standard, and its future is NOT in question. IA64's future is in question, and with CSI, its future will continue to be in question, especially since the 8086 will scale even higher into IA64's market niche.

VMS is hindered by running only on that IA64 thing. IA64 is not an asset it is a liability to VMS.


If you want to attract new customers to VMS, you need VMS on a popular platform, one which will not generate question about its future. Porting VMS to a platform that everyone uses and which will exist in the long term would show HP's true commmitment to VMS, and would show the world HP intends to allow VMS to grow. Refusing to port VMS to 8086 sends a clear message that HP does not intend to continue VMS beyond IA64 (and when combined with Livermore's recent statements as well as HP's invitation for Cerner to abandon VMS in favour of HP-UX, VMS may spiral down faster and go down before IA64.


CSI will give the 8086 capabilities once reserved to high end chips. And porting VMS to it would give VMS access to a far greater market.

Of course, HP's actions are in fact resulting in a faster decline of VMS. If they had been interested in just maintaining the installed base, they would have continued Alpha sales. Forcing customers to go thorugh the hassles of porting to IA64 will accelerate the loss of VMS customers.
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