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From: wbonner@eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 Ideas
Summary: Just more comments
Message-ID: <1990Oct21.213925.21423@eecs.wsu.edu>
Date: 21 Oct 90 21:39:25 GMT
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In article <1990Oct21.030554.20985@sbcs.sunysb.edu> cfreas@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (Terry Freas) writes:
>Actually, I think v1.3 will provide this feature along with other interface
>portions of Windows OS/2 doesn't yet have.  In addition, it will include
>other features *not* included in Windows.  Microsoft seems to be having the
>two programs (Windows & OS/2's PM) leap-frog each other at every release.

I was just wondering how much input Microsoft has on future OS/2?  From my
understanding, IBM walked in and said that they wanted complete control of
OS/2, causing MS to give it up.  

With MS doing Windows, and IBM doing OS/2, what is MS going to put thier muscle
into?  And at the same time, will OS/2 be driven into the ground because of
other interests such as advanced DOS and Windows?

I like OS/2 and would like to see it improved and prosper, but how much 
can I really hope for with things like this?

Wim.
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