Good point, John.

John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions

At 08:07 AM 3/11/02 -0800, John Clogg wrote:
>One very important consideration when buying an HP 3000 server is the cost
>of third-party software licenses.  Many proposed upgrades have been
>cancelled when the customer discovered the cost of these license upgrades.
>Cognos is perhaps the most infamous vendor in this respect, but certainly
>not the only one.
>
>If the A-class machines had the same power as an N-class, the third-party
>vendors would probably price their software accordingly.  This would make
>the entry level of the 3000 product line too high for many customers.  Since
>HP made the decision to discontinue the 900-series machines, they were faced
>with the need to provide an entry-level price point that could only be
>achieved by artificially crippling the processor.  Whether that was the best
>approach is certainly debatable, but I think it's important to understand
>this reasoning.
>
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