Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!well!shiva From: shiva@well.sf.ca.us (Kenneth Porter) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 is here! vs Windows 3.0 vs NeXT/MACH Message-ID: <24882@well.sf.ca.us> Date: 20 May 91 06:58:26 GMT References: <1991May6.171205.9611@watson.ibm.com> <12038@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> Lines: 12 The biggest advantage of OS/2 over Win3 (as reported from those I know who have made the switch) is a virtual end to reboots due to crashes. Surely robustness is a good reason to switch. These users thought so. I would guess that performance is a minor issue, although multi-threading will result in snappier response, which encourages a user to make what-if queries more frequently. Ken (shiva@well.sf.ca.us)