Subj : Re: 386 OS/2 Woes...
To   : Tracker1
From : hollowone
Date : Thu May 18 2023 01:21:04

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

I'd not assume their business model relies on individual B2C $200 sales inquiries. I think this is just an OK price they think may trigger some passionates to test it and to keep it reasonable for businesses to keep the same OS platform ran on more modern computers available today, while they (the companies) want to keep the old software running and being maintained (forever).

Considering it, I'd set a business model on enterprise services to support such customers who reached out to me, with a dedicated maintenance plan they can add to their OPEX plan.

FYI: Microsoft was also never so much focused on RETAIL revenue. They earns most of the Windows/Office revenue from so called Enterprise Agreements. 

During my time there OEM business was less than 10% of Windows business.

-h1

.... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere copy.

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