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From: michaud@decvax.dec.com (Jeff Michaud)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: License Management Facility (LMF)
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Date: 13 Apr 90 02:31:15 GMT
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> By most standards, both Unix and VMS have failed in the mass market to
> date.  For each system of either type, there are more than 10 PC's.
> This looks like failure to me.

	Depends on how you are counting.  Counting success by
	the number of machines is like saying Mercedez Benz (sp?)
	has failed compared to the number of datsuns or toyotas
	there are on the road.

	Does anyone have numbers for installed "user count"
	for UNIX, VMS, PC's?

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