Subj : Re: 386 OS/2 Woes...
To   : Tracker1
From : Vorlon
Date : Wed May 03 2023 10:50:33

Hi Tracker1,

 On Tuesday May 02 2023, Tracker1 said to Vorlon:

 PF>>> I'd heard that Microsoft made it very easy for developers to get SDKs
 PF>>> and develop on Windows, whereas OS/2 development tools were pricy and
 PF>>> 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
 Vo>> better.

 T> That was IBM's decision far more than MS.

I wasn't on the IBM bandwagon, but did see more of that thing at the time
from MS, when at work... I'd personally moved away from OS/2, to
FreeBSD/Linux by then.

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

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

MS are making more money from there "Cloud" products and Business accounts,
so they can aford to give the home user a free bone.. #-)

\/orlon
aka
Stephen

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