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From: RICHER@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (Mark Richer)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Re: Windows lawsuit? What's happening
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Date: 23 Apr 88 17:16:08 GMT
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I heard that Borland/Ansa are discontinuing development of a windows
version of Paradox.  Sounds like the Apple lawsuit is having some
impact on developer plans.  It would certainly worry me a little.

Looks like the recent announcement of the Open Look graphical interface
for Unix couldn't be more timely.  My current theory is that Unix actually
has a chance to become a mainstream OS if things work out the right way.
I figure Apple will continue to do well for the next few years, but
there is no way their proprietary hardware/software would become the
largest installed based.  DOS has reached a dead-end with or without
MS WINdows, extended memory, etc. OS/2 will replace it as far as IBM and
Microsoft are concerned.  But OS/2 has a long way to go before it establishes
itself and in the meantime the Unix world still has a chance to get its
act together if they stay united and get Open Look and other things into
the marketplace in a timely fashion.  One thing that Unix has going for it
is that I don't see how anyone except IBM and Microsoft have a good reason
to be thrilled about OS/2 versus the more open, less controlled Unix option.
If most of the hardware and software companies join Sun & Co. on the open
standards philosophy that would leave the proprietary folks holding the
bag eventually. At least that's how the theory goes.

One thing that Unix desperately needs besides a interface for the "rest of us"
is a way to install and maintain unix networks that is at least no more
complicated than the Mac, DOS, or at least OS/2 (I have no idea how complicated
things are with OS/2, but if it's a lot easier for normal folks to set up
an OS/2 network vs. Unix that would be a big factor to a large market segment)

So I strayed from the original topic -- sue me!

Mark

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