[geeks] just to stir things up, a few predictions

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> Hmmm... the local VMS shops are still abandoning it, complaining about a
> lack of support, and just about all of them are gone now.
> 
> In fact, right now I only know of two for certain, one of which seems
> adamant about staying with it.

The main factor in keeping or dumping VMS (or any other operating system
for that matter) is application programs. Many companies cannot afford
to rewrite their main applications software, some can. 

Geoff.

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