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From: ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard)
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Subject: Re: microsoft
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Date: 16 Nov 90 19:26:53 GMT
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In article <39821@ut-emx.uucp> fly@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (neil aggarwal) writes:
>
> Is it true what i hear about Microsoft dropping OS/2 development?
>Does this mean that OS/2 version 2.0 will never materialize?
 
Amazing how stories get mis-represented isn't it?  
 
Here's the story according to Microsoft and IBM press releases:
 
-- IBM are taking over OS/2 2.0 from Microsoft.  The Microsoft position appears
   to be that 2.0 is "complete", and that IBM just have to clean up a few
   loose ends.   
-- Microsoft continue to be the primary developers for "Portable OS/2"
   (sometimes called OS/2 3.0). 

There are various ways to interpret this, but there is no way it means there
won't be a 2.0. (With IBM responsible, it may be a bit later, however!)  
 
My personal interpretation is that Microsoft has backed away from OS/2 in the
short term to concentrate on Windows, but still see OS/2 as the longer term 
direction. 

 
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