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I can think of two reasons why: 1) the Lindy Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect 2) The mainframe's
by forgotmypw17 6y ago
I can think of two reasons why:
1) the Lindy Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
2) The mainframe's reliability-centric culture vs. today's flaky software design culture
- EricE 6y ago>2) The mainframe's reliability-centric culture vs. today's flaky software design culture Very underrated comment! Ran into the same thing with VOIP vs. traditional PBX systems. The IP Telephony guys were sloppy with uptime and reliability, and that's being generous :p
- remir 6y agoA university I know has an old Nortel PBX. The telecom room is absolutely massive. Filled with cabinets, bix panels and stuff. All of that is at least 35 years old and is still in operation to this day, but a transition to VOIP is planned. I have to respect the reliability aspect of those old systems they were built to last a generation.
- icedchai 6y agoIt kinda depends on the application. My home phone line gets 95% telemarketer / spam calls. I moved it to VOIP about 5 years back, saving about $35 a month. Even a standard POTS line, with all the taxes and crap, was over $40/month around here. If it's "down" a few % of the time I don't care. I'll just fall back to my cell phone.