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Article #4837Re: BOOK: OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th Edition
From: Jeremy Mathers
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 00:00
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In article <5ghgod$1gq@sjx-ixn11.ix.netcom.com>, ANDREW GRYGUS <aax@ix.netcom.com> wrote: ... >Funnier still is that, in dealer trade rags that list "best selling >software", First Aid 97 usually appears as the next package down from >Win95 itself. There are usually a couple of other "fixit" programs >within the top listings. That's one of the things MS does very well, and why they are the industry leader. They release such buggy OS software that it creates a rich and thriving market for 3rd party add ins. This keeps the whole industry alive and well. It has been this way ever since the first releases of DOS. It is a very sound strategy in which everybody wins, ... except the consumer. ************************************************************************ La plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que tout ce qu'elle a. - pynq@quads.uchicago.edu, who is still costing the net hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars, every time he posts - ************************************************************************ rwvpf wpnrrj ibf ijrfer
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10875a,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid10875a,public X-Google-Thread: 10cd94,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid10cd94,public X-Google-Thread: 10fb18,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid10fb18,public X-Google-Thread: 1044c2,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid1044c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10ee4f,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid10ee4f,public X-Google-Thread: 1021aa,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid1021aa,public X-Google-Thread: 112d6c,4f87023eb90243aa X-Google-Attributes: gid112d6c,public From: pynq@midway.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers) Subject: Re: BOOK: OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th Edition Date: 1997/03/16 Message-ID: <E75L2t.8pn@midway.uchicago.edu> X-Deja-AN: 226399888 Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator) X-Nntp-Posting-Host: ellis-nfs.uchicago.edu References: <5fcrh0$s3p@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <5gdes7$jaq@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> <332B6732.2DEB@ix.netcom.com> <5ghgod$1gq@sjx-ixn11.ix.netcom.com> Organization: Juli! Juli! Juli! The Juli Wood Fan Club. Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps,comp.os.os2.comm,comp.os.os2.marketplace,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.utilities,alt.org.team-os2,bit.listserv.os2-l