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- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: The Future of OS/2
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.122406.86@physc1.byu.edu>
- From: robertson@physc1.byu.edu
- Date: 24 Jul 92 12:24:06 -0600
- References: <LJ6DoB1w164w@netlink.cts.com> <1992Jul24.135954.25255@wraxall.inmos.co.uk>
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- Organization: Brigham Young University
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- In article <1992Jul24.135954.25255@wraxall.inmos.co.uk>, des@frogland.inmos.co.uk (David Shepherd) writes:
- > In article <LJ6DoB1w164w@netlink.cts.com>, trekkie@netlink.cts.com (Bryce Newall) writes:
- >>I have been seriously considering buying OS/2 v2.0 for about 2 weeks now.
- >>However, I heard from a friend up in San Francisco that Microsoft will no
- >>longer be licensing the code required for OS/2 to run Windows programs. In
- >
- [stuff deleted]
- > I think its fairly certain that IBM are able to do a WINOS 3.1 but
- > it is more doubtfull whether they will be able to pick up source code
- > for anything beyond that.
- >
- > however is windows compatibility a long term issue? i think WINOS
- > is really a temporary measure to give OS/2 to foothold in the
- > marketplace ... i.e. it inherits all the windows apps. but if
-
- I know for me the Windows compatibility will only make a difference
- in the short run. All of the applications I use are intending to
- make a OS/2 compatible version soon. Thus, why would I upgrade to
- the windows version, when I can upgrade to apps that take advantage
- of OS/2's superior archetecture. I intended to delete the winos2
- stuff from my hard drive no later than March of 93(I know I will
- need the HD space.)
-
- [rest of stuff deleted]
-
- Jim Robertson robertson@physc1.byu.edu
-