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Re: OS/2 Warp 5

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From: Bob Irelan
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 00:00
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Terry wrote:
> 
> In article <slrn6873j9.5o.chums2@bart.azaccess.com>, chums2@azaccess.com
> says...
> > On Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:17:37 +1100, Terry <terry@gargoyle.apana.org.au> wrote:
> > >
> > >According to my latest pricing list it has....
> > >Windows 95 + MS PLUS! + MS Press CD (OEM)
> > >Windows 95 + MS Press CD (OEM)
> > >Now where is OS/2 on this list??...it isn't there. Once again, I am going
> >
> > What?  Your pricing list has MS products but not OS/2  and that means...
> 
> This is going on the fact that I was told in this discussion that you
> cannot purchase Win95 (OEM) except with a new computer, and you can get
> OS/2 anywhere. I was merely pointing out that maybe shooving OS/2 in
> front of everyone isn't going to work because no one really knows what it
> is, why, because they have never seen it before, but MS stuff they have.
> Oh, and I am not saying I couldn't get OS/2 if I wanted it, the
> difference with OS/2 is that you would have to "ask" to get it.
> 

So what you are saying is "Choosy users choose OS/2!"

Bob I.
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From: Bob Irelan <ninja@millcomm.com>
Subject: Re: OS/2 Warp 5
Date: 1997/12/05
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