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Post #214,877
by imric
7/14/05 9:16:18 PM
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New Very sad.
I loved OS/2. I used it professionally until 2000. It's proof that excellence is NOT enough when facing a monopoly, and should be used as an example as to WHY OSS (particularly the GPL) is necessary for the health of the industry.
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Post #214,886
by bepatient
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7/14/05 9:42:10 PM
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New Remember watching the Senate hearings...
...and Mr Gates saying that his monopoly would crumble if a voice enabled OS hit the market (and having everyone nod in agreement)...fully realizing that OS2 had been on the market for a couple of years at that point and it was voice enabled.

Still makes me shake my head in disbelief that noone...not one person in the room was informed enough to even make that challenge.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition

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Post #214,901
by n3jja
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7/14/05 10:21:31 PM
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New Voice Dictation & Navigation: OS/2 Warp 4: 1996
     IBM sets the end-days - (SpiceWare) - (9) - July 14, 2005, 05:53:05 PM EDT
         But OS/2 died in 1995! - (Another Scott) - July 14, 2005, 05:56:03 PM EDT
         Very sad. - (imric) - (2) - July 14, 2005, 09:16:18 PM EDT
             Remember watching the Senate hearings... - (bepatient) - (1) - July 14, 2005, 09:42:10 PM EDT
                 Voice Dictation & Navigation: OS/2 Warp 4: 1996 -NT - (n3jja) - July 14, 2005, 10:21:31 PM EDT
         There is a big push, by even IBMers - (folkert) - (4) - July 15, 2005, 09:45:08 AM EDT
             Yeah, but I'd be *very* surprised if this came to pass. - (Another Scott) - (3) - July 15, 2005, 10:08:29 AM EDT
                 'just' the WPS would be enough for me... -NT - (imric) - July 15, 2005, 11:17:15 AM EDT
                 I'd be more concerned with... - (folkert) - (1) - July 15, 2005, 11:47:47 AM EDT
                     Re: I'd be more concerned with... - (rcsteiner) - Aug. 4, 2005, 03:24:42 PM EDT

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