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From: conca@handel.CS.ColoState.Edu (michael vincen conca)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: SNAKE CLUSTER(?)
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Date: 23 May 91 04:17:41 GMT
References: <1991Apr15.204425.8682@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <5570641@hpfcdc.HP.COM> <1991May21.010232.6332@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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>In article <5570641@hpfcdc.HP.COM> perry@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Perry Scott) writes:
>>Given there is a non-zero cost for implementing and supporting these
>>features, are you willing to pay more for an HP system with partitions
>>on it ?  In a commodities market like Un*x, a vendor implements those
>>features with highest ROI.  That means either high returns in terms of
>>leveraging sales and/or low investment in terms of R&D and support.
>>Apparently, partitions for workstations didn't make the cut.
>>
>>Perry Scott
>
>  Do not, I repeat, do not, make arguments based on cost vs. benefit
>  without providing accurate figures on costs.  If the cost to HP of
>  implementing a feature is proprietary, then it cannot be used as
>  a basis for an argument in a discussion.

Why not?  Just because I know something that others may not does not mean
I am prohibited from using that information.

Besides, I don't think Perry was making his argument based on any hard 
facts that he would be able to post assuming they even existed.  He was
merely making the logical argument that adding extra features has to
cost the company somewhere, and that in order to keep the cost down,
certain trade-offs need to be made.  Disk partitions may have been one
of these trade-offs.

							-Mike

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