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- From: philipla@microsoft.com (Phil Lafornara)
- Subject: Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???
- Message-ID: <1992Aug28.180020.17109@microsoft.com>
- Date: 28 Aug 92 18:00:20 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <714913121.20822@minster.york.ac.uk>
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- In article <714913121.20822@minster.york.ac.uk> george@minster.york.ac.uk writes:
- >>
- >> It seems that there are a number of users using AMIPRO V2.0,
- >> running under WIN/OS2 that have not encountered any problems.
- >>
- >> I can only advise you to run the software on an IBM machine to
- >> ascertain whether or not there is a fault with Hardware instead
- >> of Software.
-
- OK, please don't interpret this as a bash on IBM, as Microsoft
- corporate policy, or as anything more than a gut reaction to reading
- this text.
-
- This really gives me the willies. Is IBM only going to support
- OS/2 on IBM hardware? And, if so, what would be the implications if
- OS/2 were to dominate the PC operating system market?
-
- -Phil
-
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- Note: Microsoft doesn't even _know_ that these are my opinions. So there.
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