At 12:47 PM 10/23/2002 -0400, Schwartzman, Zelik wrote:
>I would think that if the vendor is not around anymore then in reality you
>should not be using their software.  This would be the case if HP eol's the
>life of the 3000 or not.  It's a gamble anytime you purchase any third party
>software.  The trick to purchasing third party software is to purchase it
>from a trusted vendor that will be around for the long haul.  This is true
>for any system 3000,ux,nt,os390 etc
>
>Zelik
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Neil Harvey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:38 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: A No for SSConfig
>
>
>I think the concern revolves around whether the said third parties will
>still be in business or not when the HPSUSAN issue crops up.

Of course, many of us intend to use MPE/iX and it's attendant software long
after the vendor has left the building.



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