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0 pointslonelappde5y ago0 comments

IBM charged the customer for each server.

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or, as with my experience in licensing IBM stuff, the charged per CPU.

I believe Oracle, IBM, and some others still charge per core/cpu for various products. It's a nice business model to be in if you have locked in customers.

xenospn5y ago

Hell yeah they did. The analytics software cost more than the actual solution.

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mikereedell5y ago

or, as with my experience in licensing IBM stuff, the charged per CPU.

jmspring5y ago

I believe Oracle, IBM, and some others still charge per core/cpu for various products. It's a nice business model to be in if you have locked in customers.

xenospn5y ago

Hell yeah they did. The analytics software cost more than the actual solution.

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