🚀 go-pugleaf

brian%jensen.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:

>What I want from IBM is simple:  I want them to send me a clear signal
>that they can compete with Microsoft.  I want them to actively
>recruit ISV's and to fix the bugs of OS/2 2.0.  Most importantly I want
>to see open, honest communication of IBM's strategy with respect
>to OS/2.  I want to see a plan, and that plan implemented in
>a non-sloppy manner.  In short, I want IBM to give me a reason
>to develop for OS/2 2.0.  As things stand currently, I'm afraid
>I've wasted my time learning about OS/2.  I have a product for 2.0 in
>beta now -- once NT comes out -- will I have any customers?

>I have gotten a number of responses to my last message privately.
>I hope that those people and those others that considered responding,
>will do so now, publically  If you don't then IBM will think I'm one lone nut
>and perhaps won't get the message.

IBM - get the message. Brian is not alone, but most of us are to cynic
to believe IBM can change for real. All of what Brian site is correct.
I haven't got the OS/2 development tools exactly for that reason, and using
it as a dos development platform.

The most annoying thing are all those bugs that Brian mentioned. They are
real. We meet them every day. IBM had four months to fix them and did
practically nothing

Michael Golan
mg@princeton.edu