UX, AIX, FLAYX...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Liam Proven wrote:
>> It depends on how you define the market for a mainframe.  It's not the
>> same market as for a Windows PC, and it never was.
> 
> Well, we could compare installs, or we could compare users. It's up to
> you. Either way, I'll warrant that its market share now is
> infinitisemal compared to what it once what.

The problem is that "users" is a somewhat nebulous concept when it comes 
to mainframes, and "seats" is a completely meaningless measure when it 
comes to mainframes.  The average non-computer-using American probably 
accesses a mainframe at least a dozen times a week.  More if you use a 
computer.

It's not that there's a lot of mainframes out there, it's that they're 
quite pervasive.

Peace...  Sridhar