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From: tanith@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael D Kretzer)
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Subject: Re: can it be?
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Date: 29 Jan 91 19:22:51 GMT
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>The other day while driving home, I was jarred awake :-) by news
>on the radio (NY: WCBS) that Microsoft is dropping
>OS/2, and concentrating on Windows, because of it's relative popularity.
>
>Is this true?
>
>WHat does this bode for the future of OS/2?

This is either a vicious rumor or an outright lie!  (according to my miniscule
source capabilities, i.e. I am NOT affiliated with either Microsoft or IBM).
SO WHAT DO I KNOW!------NOTHING!


As far as what the most recent issue of OS/2 & Windows Magazine says,
IBM & Microsoft have made attempts at reaffirming their joint licensing
agreement, and although not all differences have been resolved, to date 
the major ones (i.e. Microsoft dropping OS/2) have been resolved.
OS/2 & Windows Magazine goes on further to say that Windows will eventually
become an OS/2 "shell", since all Windows is just a DOS shell anyway.
OS/2 will become Windows and Windows will become OS/2 (the twain shall meet
finally, and all will be groovy!)  (I don't have the magazine in front of me 
right now, so I can't make specific references, but...
They also say that one indication of this is the recent release of the
software kit that allows developers to more easily port Windows applications
to OS/2.  Also, future versions of windows seem to be approaching what OS/2 is
NOW, anyway.   As far as I know, Microsoft has no intentions of totally
dropping OS/2, but obviously they will be pursuing development for their
more lucrative Windows projects.
Well, that's my 2 cents worth!