From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a1ce307c10055549 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-11 11:30:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.nacamar.de!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newsr1.ipcore.viaginterkom.de!btnet-peer1!btnet-peer0!btnet-feed5!btnet!news.btopenworld.com!not-for-mail From: "Martin Dowie" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: IBM Acquires Rational Ada Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:29:06 +0000 (UTC) Organization: BT Openworld Message-ID: References: <3DF78324.3D5A1DE1@easystreet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host217-45-42-142.in-addr.btopenworld.com X-Trace: knossos.btinternet.com 1039634946 11274 217.45.42.142 (11 Dec 2002 19:29:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news-complaints@lists.btinternet.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:29:06 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:31708 Date: 2002-12-11T19:29:06+00:00 List-Id: wrote in message news:3DF78324.3D5A1DE1@easystreet.com... > The news today is that IBM is withdrawing OS2 in March 2003. That > product was not a smashing success, but probably more users than > Rational Ada. Yes, but how many OS/2 users have 20+ year support required? From what I can make out Boeing are about the largest users of Rational Ada and I'd be surprised if lots of their programmes didn't require _very_ long post-delivery support. I'm sure (well, I'd hope!) that in winning the Ada compiler supply contract in the first place, they'd have stipulated some sort of commitment out of Rational.