6 Sep
2007
6 Sep
'07
7:24 p.m.
Liam Proven wrote:
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
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.