Yeah IBM really created a false dichotomy. Production users want the mainframe architecture and reliability. Developers are fine with emulation and create dem

Yeah IBM really created a false dichotomy. Production users want the mainframe architecture and reliability. Developers are fine with emulation and create demand. I've got to imagine they are barely breaking even on a minimal config baby class system. The yield on an MCM has to be minimal. You can find videos of how labor intensive the build of a frame is, let alone the engineering. I wouldn't even be surprised if they were loss leaders. And that begs the question, why not grow the user base with aggressive placement, training, and development. Another $1 billion investment in Linux has no appreciable affect to most mainframe users, and no way there is an ROI. Imagine that injection on this small, loyal platform of users.