Xref: utzoo comp.sys.hp:9499 comp.sys.apollo:9522 Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.sys.apollo Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!email!vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at!mike From: mike@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at (Michael Gschwind) Subject: Re: Humble opinions on HP's strategy (was: HP NFS inadaquatcies) In-Reply-To: alek@spatial.com's message of 21 Jun 91 05: 30:10 GMT Message-ID: Sender: news@email.tuwien.ac.at Nntp-Posting-Host: cuba.vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at Organization: Vienna University of Technology References: <1730103@hpcndm.CND.HP.COM> <1991Jun19.133356.14253@spatial.com> <1991Jun20.114958.27464@bwdls61.bnr.ca> <1991Jun21.053010.797@spatial.com> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1991 10:52:10 GMT Lines: 26 In article <1991Jun21.053010.797@spatial.com> alek@spatial.com ( Alek O. Komarnitsky ) writes: Especially if you are a software developer, you MUST stay ahead of the customers (even though some of them run ancient machines/OS's :-( ). HP can NOT be all things to all people. IMHO, they need to concentrate on the 700's and solid OS/networking software. Based on comments on the net, it appears that they also need to beef up their customer support and educate their sales force better. Good idea! But what are we (the customers, those who pay you and your boss and your boss's boss ;-) supposed to do? Lost of software still runs only under DomainOS. - This means we need DomainOS. The Snakes are worth 0.00 US-$ if you don't have software running on them. Thus the only upgrade path from Apollos are Suns + clones, where most of the software available on Apollos is also available. bye, mike -- Michael Gschwind, Dept. of VLSI-Design, Vienna University of Technology mike@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at 1-2-3-4 kick the lawsuits out the door mike@vlsivie.uucp 5-6-7-8 innovate don't litigate e182202@awituw01.bitnet 9-A-B-C interfaces should be free Voice: (++43).1.58801 8144 D-E-F-O look and feel has got to go! Fax: (++43).1.569697