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- Subject: Re: Will anyone buy NT?? (Yes - Intelligent People)
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 09:44:20 GMT
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- On Sun, 28 Jan 1996 23:53:54 -0500, steve.withers@ibm.net (Steve
- Withers) wrote:
-
- >In article <4ef48q$rik@news.iag.net>, John Linder <jgl@iag.net> wrote:
- >>steve.withers@ibm.net (Steve Withers) writes:
- >>> In article <4e8b8k$5ql@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, Stauf wrote:
- >>> .......
- >>>
- >>> >This whole thing is stupid!!! Win95 is not a "stepping Stone to NT"!!!
- >>> >It is WAY PAST it!!! I don't see how anyone that is not on a network
- >>> >can buy NT... That is really stupid!!! Win NT was optimizes for
- >>> >Networks ONLY!!! NOT FOR ANY PCs NOT ON A NETWORK!!!
- >>> >Almost no software runs on NT since it uses 32-bit code. Win 95 is
- >>> >very compatible with all programs since it is a 32-bit OS with 16-bit
- >>> >Code!! For any PC not on a network there is no competition between NT
- >>> >and 95!!! Windows 95 is the obvious choice...
- >>>
- >>> Perhaps among Microsoft's 'yester-tech' operating systems.
- >>>
- >>> If you want backward compatibility, stability *and* smooth pre-emptive
- >>> multitasking of both native and 'legacy' apps - you choose OS/2 Warp.
- >>>
- >>> Six million people did last year - one million in December '95 alone.
- >>>
- >>> Without the preloads, Win95 didn't even come close. Upgraders are
- >>> going for OS/2.
- >>>
- >>
- >>Yea right? That is why even the OS/2 programmers are conceding that
- >>Win 95 is about to put them out of business.
- >
- >The conspicuous lack of any supporting information renders your
- >bald assertion null and void.
- >
- >I know a lot of happy OS/2 developers. Much depends on whether people
- >want to buy your product - or not. This may have nothing whatever to
- >do with Win95.
- >
- >Companies like Stardock seem very happy to develop software for
- >OS/2.
- >
- >--
- >********************************************************
- >Steve Withers - Wellington, New Zealand
- >steve.withers@ibm.net / swithers@vnet.ibm.com
- >Canadian since '58 / Kiwi since '87 / OS2 since '92
- >Life just keeps getting better!
- >********************************************************
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