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From: karl@ficc.uu.net (karl lehenbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: PC-WEEK Article / OS-2 Obituary?
Message-ID: <4667@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 21 Jun 89 18:43:49 GMT
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In article <624@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM>, gary@dvnspc1.Dev.Unisys.COM (Gary Barrett) writes:
>  Gates claims to have a POSIX-conformant OS/2 coming down the pike, I
>  believe.  But as POSIX becomes ever more comprehensive, I just wonder if 
>  we won't see a convergence of OS/2 and UNIX.  The argument over which is a
>  better operating system will become a moot point - except that OS/2
>  may remain a single-user OS.  

They have promised POSIX conformance because they were losing on so many Federal
jobs that required it.  I recall reading that the POSIX-compatible version was
specifically for Federal jobs.

I suspect it's just an end-run to get proprietary systems sold into contracts
that specified nonproprietary ones.  Almost certainly they hope the users will 
start running OS/2-specific stuff, locking the site into OS/2.
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