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- From: timbol@netcom.com (Mike Timbol)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: OS/2 in other news groups.
- Keywords: OS/2
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.205953.23703@netcom.com>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 20:59:53 GMT
- References: <wiegand.727713047@lido16> <C1B3JF.1Jv@sci.kun.nl>
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- In article <C1B3JF.1Jv@sci.kun.nl> leonp@cs.kun.nl (Leon Pillich) writes:
- >
- >
- >I do think btw that professional software companies are more willing
- >to bet on os/2 than on nt and that has everything to do with
- >the fact that os/2 is done (now) bij ibm and nt by "the people who brought
- >us edlin" ;-).
-
- Out of curiosity, what gives you this feeling? Do you have lots of specific
- examples? (Mostly I see more professional software companies willing to
- bet on NT (or Win32s) than OS/2).
-
- >IBM as the supporter for os/2 is also reassuring to a lot
- >of companies because it implies (or should imply) good connection
- >with major applications on mini and mainframe computers,
- >don't forget that mines and mainframes are still extremely important
- >in large companies.
- >
- >My 2 cents,
- >
- >Leon Pillich
-
- - Mike
-