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From: ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Query:  Which would you recommend?  Windows?  or OS2 w/ PM?
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Date: 19 Sep 90 19:03:53 GMT
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In article <27980@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> twagner@baobab.berkeley.edu (Tim Wagner) writes:

>
>Speaking of which, net-readers, does anyone know whether 2.0 has been
>officially announced/released?
>
In join announcements Monday (Sept 17) IBM and Microsoft redefined their
respective roles in the development of OS/2.   Included in the press
releases was a statement that OS/2 2.0 would be released by IBM to "selected
customers" before the end of this year and would be generally available in 
1991. 
  
Other parts of the announcement included that IBM now has primary development
responsibilty for OS/2 1.x and 2.0, with MS doing the future portable OS/2. 
Also announced cross-licensing for OS/2, DOS, and Windows. 
 

 

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