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From: jack@cscdec.cs.com (Jack Hudler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: can it be?
Message-ID: <107@cscdec.cs.com>
Date: 5 Feb 91 18:40:48 GMT
References: <1991Jan29.171728.784@sci.ccny.cuny.edu> <11750001@hpnmdla.HP.COM>
Reply-To: jack@cscdec.cs.com (Jack Hudler)
Organization: Computer Support Corporation. Dallas,Texas
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In article <11750001@hpnmdla.HP.COM> joeb@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Joe Barnhart) writes:
>
>There is one kernal of truth in the rumor: Although MS is committed to OS/2
>it apparently feels no such committment to Presentation Manager.  This puts
>Microsoft's strategy at odds with IBM, who still sees PM as essential to 
>their SAA strategy.
>
>If MS has its way, PM will die after OS/2 ver 2.0, to be replaced with the
>Windows API.  This is sad news, indeed, for OS/2 developers, as the Windows
>API is to PM what the DOS API is to OS/2...

PM should be dead, and Windows re-written with a better API interface,
and placed on to of OS/2.
Microsoft should have never allowed IBM to force PM on what is an
excellent operating system. SAA what a joke!

Heres my vote for PM, (from my favorite General) cut it off, and kill it!

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Jack           Computer Support Corporation             Dallas,Texas
Hudler         Internet: jack@cscdec.cs.com