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In article <1993Jan24.122036.11172@actrix.gen.nz>, Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
> In article <C18A7s.3rq@news.cso.uiuc.edu> nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel) writes:
>> 
>> It appears the OS/2 advocates were really hoping OS/2 would become successful,
>> and when it didn't, they start saying things about how those that put down
>> OS/2 will somehow be haunted by what they said when OS/2 rises from the dead
>> and makes them look like idiots. Sort of a desparation argument.
>> 
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. If you bought OS/2 hoping this would happen, you certainlytook a long-shot chance. Just think of it as a DOS multitasker.
>> 
>> BTW, by successful, I mean mainstream, not 1.5 million users.
> 
> You're a bit behind the times.....it's 2 million plus in the first 9 months
> and the best release yet is about to hit the streets. 
>  
> Word is getting out that OS/2 is a *good thing*. 
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> Consider: Those 2 million OS/2 users had to *find* the damn thing in order to
> run it. I have been checking out Computer Shopper and just about every
> computer vendor in there ships DOS and Windows with their machines.....yet
> millions have pitched both and run OS/2. 
>  
> The distribution channel generally has assumed that OS/2 2.0 was dead before
> it started.......but IBM sold 2,000,000 plus copies anyway. Think of what
> would have happened if the vendors actually tried to sell OS/2!
>  
> There are still a lot of folk around who think Windows is dross and won't
> touch it. 
> 
> Steve
> 
	About 1/3 of our systems now ship out with OS/2 2.0 preinstalled.
We never thought OS/2 would be on any machines a year ago.

				-Brad




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