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From: ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Is OS/2 dead?
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Date: 30 Jan 91 06:54:54 GMT
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In article <4993@lure.latrobe.edu.au> CCMK@lure.latrobe.edu.au (Mark Kosten - Computer Centre, La Trobe Uni.) writes:
>eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) writes:
>
>Does anyone, particularly from Microsoft and IBM, have any comments, or is
>is this a confusion of the original report from last year?
>

The following is the word from Microsoft about this, as issued on Compuserve.
I haven't yet heard much about the press briefing mentioned... other than 
some comments that it repeated statement from last fall.

Now, can anybody figure out what the 11 OS/2 applications referred to are?
I count 2 (Word and Excel), or four if you include C and Fortran.
 
------------ From Micrsoft forums on Compuserve ---------------
January 28, 1991, Microsoft's continues to support of OS/2

You may have read or heard about an article in Monday's Wall Street Journal
which alleges that Microsoft is dropping support for OS/2.  This is untrue. 
Microsoft remains fully committed to OS/2 in its current release and to the
development of new OS/2 releases in the future.

Microsoft wants to immediately inform you of this error.  Included below is a
copy of the press release which Microsoft made Monday denying the Wall Street
Journal article.  Steve Ballmer, Senior Vice President of System Software will
present Systems product and strategy information to members of the trade and
business press at a briefing on Tuesday, January 29th.  Following this
briefing, Microsoft will provide a video tape copy of his presentation and the
accompanying slides.  We hope these materials will assist in clarifying our
ongoing support for OS/2.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
REDMOND, Wash.  -- Jan. 28, 1991 -- Microsoft denies the today's Wall Street
Journal article alleging that Microsoft is dropping OS/2. Microsoft and IBM
are continuing the joint development of OS/2. Microsoft continues to service,
support and sell OS/2.  Microsoft is continuing to develop applications for
OS/2 adding to the 11 OS/2 applications currently available from Microsoft.

"The operating system market has multiple segments with varied requirements," 
said Bill Gates, CEO at Microsoft.  "For customers needing high-end
capabilities, deploying OS/2 applications or pursuing IBM's SAA direction, we
market and support OS/2.  We will continue to enhance it in the future and
enable it to run Windows applications."Microsoft will outline plans for OS/2
and Windows at a press seminar held at Microsoft on Tuesday.
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