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- From: ray@hrtpc.cmhnet.org (Ray Thornton)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: request repost thread about killer app for OS/2
- Keywords: Frame Maker, Lotus
- Message-ID: <kB60PB1w165w@hrtpc.cmhnet.org>
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 14:02:55 EDT
- Organization: P.W. Publishing Company, Columbus, Ohio USA
- Lines: 44
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- Greetings,
-
- Would someone please re-post the summary to the thread about
- a `kill app' for OS/2. I was (still am) new to OS/2 then and
- did not comment.
-
- Aside from OS/2 being `killer`, I would (if I had any say)
- go after Frame Maker as the `killer app.` It is a do-
- everything-under-the-sun type package akin to the current
- OS/2 2.0.
-
- But there should more. I just sat thru one of those Win 3.1
- seminars and kept thinking to myself why not for OS/2?
-
- The seminar featured Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
- For a limited time (with a seminar form) you could purchase
- their office package that included Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- and Windows Mail. All MS products for Windows, naturally.
-
- I would suggest IBM work with Lotus to port their office
- package (Smart Suite) to OS/2. It includes AmiPro, 1-2-3,
- Freelance Graphics and cc:Mail. I'm not sure what they
- offer against Project for Windows. In any case Project is
- offered separately.
-
- I understand IBM has in house software R&D. but this would
- help them avoid the rap MS about withholding Windows
- development from competitors.
-
- Active 3rd party products would make my boss alot more
- receptive to OS/2.
-
-
- H. Ray Thornton
- (Thanks to Ross Perot, first initials are sexy again <g>)
-
- BTW- Is Lotus offering cross-platform sales/upgrades on their
- Win\OS/2 computer products? Pathway from Win to OS/2?
- (Hey, I'm new and everyone in this town would rather
- sell me the product and let me find out for myself) #8-]
-
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