A can of worms, a brief reply

[Greg Newell]

David Miller wrote:
>
> To the list:
>
> I didn't intend to add my 2 cents to the whole discussion, since it's off
> topic


[Huge Snip}



IBM and Microsoft are not allies, as your note implies. IBM did not
> team up with Microsoft and have Windows designed as a competitor.


Actually, Yes they did! It was cowritten and developed at first
and Gates/Microsoft broke agreement and brought it to market before they
could both agree it was ready. As for OS/2 , Gates himself calls it a
better OS than either Windows.




ed
> to go their own route with OS/2 and failed.
>
> >
> To each his own. Personally, having spent years wasting my time fiddling with
> CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to configure PC's while running Macs alongside, I'm
> happy that I can work exclusively on Macs in my current job. I would never
> consider purchasing a Windows-based PC for any of my personal or professional
> work... :)
>
> David Miller
> dmiller@cloud9.net



to each his own
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