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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: More advertising
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.000144.10417@wam.umd.edu>
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- References: <8230@lib.tmc.edu> <1992Dec29.181546.1151@wam.umd.edu> <30DEC199218072507@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 00:01:44 GMT
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- In article <30DEC199218072507@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> scdorcy@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (JAMES DORCEY) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec29.181546.1151@wam.umd.edu>, rsrodger@wam.umd.edu
- >(Yamanari) writes...
- >>In article <8230@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
- >> So we're agreed that using the word "all" is a lie, right? So
- >> *pull the word*.
- >
- >Okay, we'll pull the word "all". How's this sound as a replacement:
- >
- > ...with an operating system that runs more DOS programs than MS DOS 5,
- > more Windows programs than Windows 3.1, and all OS/2 programs.
- >
- >Is this better?
- >
-
- Let me ask: Is it everyones opinion that OS/2 is sucha bad
- product that it cannot stand on it's merits alone and that we
- have to buffer these merits with blatant lies?
-
- 1) OS/2 does NOT run more DOS programs than DOS5. If it does,
- I must be doing something wrong. For instance, Autocad doesn't
- seem to run so well. Neither does Comanche:Maximum Overkill.
-
- 2) OS/2 might run more Windows programs than 3.1 if you include
- ancient programs and cheezy shareware, but I don't and neither
- do most customers. I think it's a little dishonest to
- pretend that the ability to run ancient 2.x programs outweighs
- the ability to run currently released applications. In fact,
- incompatibility with unupdated programs is almost *assumed*,
- while compatibility with all present releases -- at the
- very least -- is implied by the word "more".
-
- 3) Some older 16 bit OS/2 programs broke under OS/2 2.0, or
- so I've heard. I do not stand by this last statement, but I
- am almost certain it is true.
-
- *Why* is it necessary to lie? If you're going to put a qualifier
- in there, put an HONEST one, like "most". I prefer not confusing
- people and just omitting the qualifier altogether.
-
-
-
-
- --
- Blaming society for your problems is like blaming clouds for rain.
- --- Boycott == censorship == cowardice ---
- Do I even need to point out that my views do not represent
- those of my employer, institution or relations?
-