Subj : Re: 386 OS/2 Woes...
To   : Vorlon
From : Tracker1
Date : Tue May 02 2023 19:27:28

 PF>> I'd heard that Microsoft made it very easy for developers to get
 PF>> SDKs and develop on Windows, whereas OS/2 development tools were
 PF>> pricy and harder to get. That seemed to jibe with what I'd heard.

 Vo> Typical of MS,, screw the other guy over and make our product look better.

That was IBM's decision far more than MS.

 Vo> If the current holders of the os/2 licence, didn't charge so much for it,
 Vo> I would have given both a look... At $250AUD aprox. it's just not worth
 Vo> it. I run linux on my personal machine(s), even though I do have licences
 Vo> for that other os, and support it in my $$ job.. I'd rather not have to
 Vo> deal with it in my own time....

Unfortunately, the bulk of OS/2 use is a lot of embedded and legacy applications that are their bread and butter.  Even at the price they charge it's likely they aren't making enough money to keep a lot of people on payroll, so aren't seeing many advances.  At $200 each, it takes a *LOT* of sales to cover even one six-figure developer salary.  And most people aren't willing to pay anything for an OS.

Main reason MS doesn't charge for upgrades anymore is the expense for supporting older versions is higher than the money they made from individual upgrade sales.
  
   
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