NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/258

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From: [e-mail] (Andrzej Bieszczad)
Subject: Re: IS IBM UK STILL IN THE STONE AGE???
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Tony Quan) writes:


   >
   >     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?
   >

   This is a silly post.  Everyone knows that IBM supports OS/2 on all
   PC-compatible hardware and offers a money-back guarantee if they can't
   get it to work on your hardware.  Will Microsoft give me my money back
   if I can't get Windows 3.1 or NT to work on my hardware?  Microsoftians
   should check up on their facts before posting...

Actually, I have been waiting for a refund from Microsoft Canada
since June 26, 1992. I returned my Windows 3.1 (cannot run Smalltalk-80
for Windows 3.0 was the reason) by registered (Thanks God !!!) mail
on June 19. They received it on June 26. I called a few times and was
forced to send copies of my original letter and the mail registration
slip (they claimed that I should have sent the package to a person, not
an institution - too bad that they did not tell me that before I sent,
though I spoke to a person representing the institution).
I sent the second letter three weeks ago - no word from Microsoft.
I am back at work on Monday after two weeks of vacation - I am going
to call the person at the institution.

I did not try to return OS/2, so I cannot say what would be the case
with IBM. However, I agree with the original posting that there are
many frustrated users, or would-be-users, that bought OS/2 (curiosity?)
and they put it aside. I do not mind running Excel, WinWord or PowerPoint
(all of them I consider excellent applications that I have been using
on Macs and PCs - cannot say bad word on Microsoft) under OS/2 even with
a small (I repeat SMALL) performance penalty, but OS/2 itself has so
many problems that it is not feasible yet. I am waiting for the "fall" (?)
CSD to decide once and for all whether I am switching to OS/2 or I am
staying in Windows 3.0. Amazingly, for the work that I do it has been
the best environment so far. Well - that is at home, so I am not after
Windows NT. My employer will be taking care of judging whether we should
replace UNIX with Windows NT. At home I can use Windows 3.0 and
see what will DOS 6.0 and Windows 4.0 bring.

Have a good day,
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