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- From: ADUNSMUI@TOROLAB6.VNET.IBM.COM (Al Dunsmuir)
- Message-ID: <19920828.152833.12@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 18:20:40 EDT
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???
- Organization: IBM Canada Laboratory Ltd, Toronto, CANADA
- Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
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- References: <714913121.20822@minster.york.ac.uk>
- <1992Aug28.180020.17109@microsoft.com>
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- In <1992Aug28.180020.17109@microsoft.com> Phil Lafornara writes:
- >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
- >
- >--
- >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Phil Lafornara 1 Microsoft Way
- >philipla@microsoft.com Redmond, WA 98052-6399
- >Note: Microsoft doesn't even _know_ that these are my opinions. So there.
- >
-
- Phil,
-
- I certainly found your posting worthy of comment. I forwarded it on to
- John Soyring. The following is his reply, which certainly speaks for itself.
-
- Al Dunsmuir Internet: adunsmui@torolab6.vnet.ibm.com
- CODE Development II + TEAM OS/2 Voice: (416) 448-3315
- IBM Canada Laboratory Ltd, Toronto, CANADA
-
- OS/2 V2: Why settle for anything less?
-
- =========================================================================
- To: ADUNSMUI--TOROLAB6 Al Dunsmuir
-
- From: John A. Soyring Director, Personal Systems
- Software Development Programs
- T/L 678-2400
- Subject: Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???
-
- Al,
-
- Please post the following reply under my name to whichever newsgroup this
- came from.
-
- "Phil,
-
- What you imply is wrong. IBM is committed to supporting IBM OS/2 2.0 and beyond
- on all 386SX and larger PC's worldwide -- from any manufacturer. We will make
- our best effort to find the cause of any failures on any of these OS/2-capable
- machines, and fix the bug. If we cannot fix the bug, we will offer the
- user their money back (see terms and conditions of the IBM OS/2 2.0
- license agreement for the legal wording.)
-
- The response given in the UK to the person who posted the original note
- was an incorrect response from the local IBM employee. This matter is.
- currently being investigated in the UK and the process will be corrected.
-
- John A. Soyring
- Director, IBM Software Development Programs
- (I am an official IBM spokesman)"
-
-