JD> why it's so expensive...
 AI> I dunno, I wonder if their customer base is commercial. 

Most likely.

 AI> The first and only version of OS/2 I used was Warp 3 I 

I got a copy of OS/2 2.11 for 20$ back then. :) It was leaps and bounds
ahead of DOS/Windows, minus multimedia support. The Workplace Shell was
(and still is) a magnificent UI.

 AI> up a sealed box somewhere for $20 when I was in some store so someone else
 AI> could go shopping. I think that's the best deal I ever got. I ran that
 AI> version happily for years.

A great deal indeed. 

 AI> the time.. :) Marketing. The Windows marketing crew 
 AI> must be the best in the
 AI> world. I don't know how they did it but they did. If IBM had of stayed the
 AI> course I likely would have to but maybe there just wasn't enough in it for
 AI> them to continue.

I see it as a market where the first in gets it all. Thus why MS was smart
to push Windows, even as buggy as it was. Get some key applications and
you're pretty much set forever.

IBM had more than a fair chance with OS/2. They were just too big and slow
to win. Somewhat like MS is now on the mobile market. They have great
products but just don't seem to be able to put the smallest dent into
Apple's and Google's marketshare.


--- Maximus 3.01