DL> ##
 DL> # actually, IBM hasn't been pushing OS/2 for several
 DL> reasons... one of the first
 DL> # being the high cost of enduser suppport... IBM has always
 DL> made their money in
 DL> # corporate support and endusers aren't going to pay like
 DL> that... another reason
 DL> # was m$'s threats to disallow IBM to market windows on IBM
 DL> machines... those two
 DL> # are the major ones...
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 DL>
 DL> Those where the reasons nigh on ten years ago. IBM don't push
 DL> it now because they are dropping it.

and they are dropping it because of those reasons... the reasons haven't
changed over time... only additional reasons have been added...

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