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In <4gilac$5e4@hopalong.ksu.ksu.edu>, tmservo@ksu.ksu.edu (Chryalisis) writes:
>ugunther@diamond.tufts.edu (Ulrich Guenther) writes:
>
>>: I think that there are more of us (OS/2,MAC,Linux users) than there are 
>>: of them (Win95 users).  Let's all write Origin and show them that there 
>>: is support for other operating systems (namely OS/2).  The address is  
>>:  
>
>Um, problem here.  The Mac will probably end up with this as a title.
>And even though I believe the OS/2 market is much bigger than these
>companies seem to admit, the bigger problem is the stores at the other
>end who DON'T and or WON'T stock OS/2 titles.  Our best buy in Topeka,
>KS carries 0 OS/2 titles that's I've found, Wal Mart doesn't, neither
>does software etc. and on and on and on.  This is a gripe, as I like
>the platform.

Yes, but there *is* progress.  The local CompUSA has about 10 OS/2 
titles, which, while *nothing* compared to the IB catalog, is still 
8-10 titles more than most places carry.

>But It's also a gripe for the gaming company.  When I walk into
>Software Etc. they always have signs up for the latest, greatest
>Win95 game coming.  They've never stalked (or most of them haven't
>heard of) GalCiv.  That's a bigger problem.

I've actually heard of places that have heard of GalCiv, but most 
don't stock it.  One guy I talked to at an OS/2-less store (except for
the OS itself, which most places stock) admitted to using Warp
herself, and that she had been trying to convince her employer to
carry at least a few major OS/2 titles.

>If you want OS/2 to succeed in this market, bitching at the game company
>may accomplish some, but not the same that getting people to actually
>BUY those games will do.  Win95 owners, are, despite what MS says,
>mainly gamer folks.  That's most of the people I know who use it.
>They buy games.  Get 1 OS/2 game to show up on PC Gamer/CGW/Entertainmaint
>PC magazine's top 10 sellers list, just once, and it'll do a lot
>for the gaming world.  

You're partially right.  Not only do we need to speak out, we also need 
to put our money where our mouths are.  When we ask that outlets
carry OS/2 software, we had better be prepared to buy them when they
do.

>So, out of support for OS/2.. you want more OS/2 games, start a surge.
>Make a OS/2 game a huge seller (GalCiv sold a lot, but not in huge
>opening week kind of things that attract attention of places like
>WSJ).

Well, by OS/2 standards it *did* become a "huge seller."  Maybe part of 
that was pent-up demand; who knows?  But the fact is that GalCiv has
cracked some *overall* "top game" lists (not just top OS/2 game, which it
clearly is), which means it can't be totally ignored.  The more "must have,
killer apps" OS/2 has, the better off we are (and apparently, the better
off Stardock is  :)  ).

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