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Article #4773Re: All this OS/2 is dead talk.
From: meazell
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00
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In <5gjusj$1sde$1@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net>, Dan Porter <innoval@ibm.net> writes: > >The OS/2 market is not strong -- but that doesn't mean it is dead. We are >here to stay with Post Road Mailer and NetExtra. I hope to get back into >the newsreader market (it must be affordable). I would like to introduce >new product. Right now my programmers and technical support have got all >they can handle. I have increased staffing recently but only to the >point of affordability. This OS/2 ISV is not going way, folks. > >I know that some small minority in these newsgroups will accuse me of >blatant commercialism in the newsgroups. You always do. You're right! > >Dan Porter >InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc. >innoval@ibm.net >(914)835-3838 > Dan, Thanks for your steadfast support of this platform. I see no problem with using Windows revenue to fund OS/2 ventures. Since OS/2 is way ahead of WinXX on the technology curve, what you develop in OS/2 today will be what you will develop in Windows tomorrow. Good luck and keep up the good work! Gerald F. Meazell Dallas, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------- "The one I kiss will be your man." - Judas Iscariot, 33 A.D. "I am loyal to the United States." - Benedict Arnold, 1776 "OS/2 will be the platform of the 90's." - Bill Gates, 1989 -- Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistributing this work in any form, in whole or in part. Copyright, Gerald F. Meazell, 1997. License to distribute this post is available to Microsoft for US$1,000, or equivalent local currency. Posting without permission constitutes an agreement to these terms. Please send notices of violation to meazell@ibm.net and Postmaster@microsoft.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1044c2,6c9c714efb26b18 X-Google-Attributes: gid1044c2,public X-Google-Thread: 112d6c,cc256aafa6f1bcba X-Google-Attributes: gid112d6c,public X-Google-Thread: 10cd94,6c9c714efb26b18 X-Google-Attributes: gid10cd94,public From: meazell@ibm.net Subject: Re: All this OS/2 is dead talk. Date: 1997/03/18 Message-ID: <5gl2o3$9ja$3@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net> X-Deja-AN: 226312329 References: <5gh5h2$rqk@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>,<5g51e8$1sta$1@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>,<MPG.d8faecc857425e6989695@news.znet.com>,<5g6td4$oeu@shelby.visix.com>,<5g93c3$1u2$2@ordeal.cts.com>,<5gc3dg$lu4@client2.news.psi.net>,<3329D9CF.59E2B600@visix.com> <5gjusj$1sde$1@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net> Reply-To: meazell@ibm.net (Gerald Meazell) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.misc,bit.listserv.os2-l