29 Sep 99 14:49, Roy J. Tellason wrote to Stewart Honsberger:

 SH>> know that IBM was forced into that. They were given a choice - 
 SH>> just hours (NOT days) before the release of Win'95 (not an 
 SH>> acronym, BTW). If they wanted to be able to bundle it with 
 SH>> their machines, they had to quit MARKETING OS/2. Not "pull the 
 SH>> plug" on it, but stop marketing it.

 RJT> If they wanted to bundle it at all,  or if they wanted to get a good 
 RJT> price?

If they wanted to bundle it at all.

 RJT> This is interesting,  and the first that I've heard of this.  Where 
 RJT> did you come by this info?

DOJ vs. Microsoft trial.

 SH>> They're aiming for the corporate market, where Microsoft 
 SH>> doesn't have the large death grip on the market.

 RJT> This was my impression as well,  that they are more interested in 
 RJT> dealing with clients that are going to be medium to large sized 
 RJT> businesses without taking on all of the hassles involved in dealing 
 RJT> with SOHO end users.

Wouldn't you? The home user market has been cornered, so why fight? Go
for the people who are actually interested in stability, and will pay a
price for it.

 SH>> What I was trying to tell you is that you're either incredibly 
 SH>> uninformed, or incredibly stupid.

 RJT> I hope that messages in this echo can refrain from such personal 
 RJT> attacks,  regardless of how strongly you feel about things.

I'm not attacking him, I'm trying to figure out which it is. Uninformed
or stupid.

Stewart Honsberger,
  blackdeath@tinys.oix.com

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