__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Monday 23 April 2007 15:51 \__
> From: bjornh Fri Oct 6 14:22:51 1989
> To: billg; jancl; joachimk; richab; richardf; russw; steveb
> Subject: Compaq and Windows - bad news
> Cc: jeremybu; paulm
> Date: Fri Oct 6 14:22:30 1989
>
> After pushing these guys for about two years they finally have decided
> what to do about windows - nothing!
>
> They will support it and make sure it runs on thir h/w, but they will
> not license it.
>
> The reason for this is OS/2. As Compaq expressed in the last executive
> meeting, they have decided that OS/2 is their strategic direction. They
> are even talking about bundling OS/2 2.0. To make OS/2 the OS of choice
> they need the support of the ISVs. Compaq is concerned that the ISVs are
> confised right now. They feel that Compaq endorsing Windows would only
> add to the confusion and divert energy away from OS/2.
>
> I will do my best to come up with a strategy that would change their
> minds, but the chances for doing that are looking pretty bad.
>
> Bjorn
>
> http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/5000/PX05063.pdf
Windows used to face the troubles of today's Linux, backed by Microsoft's
endless FUD.
Then Microsoft started the FUD. Notice a pattern here? It's alwasy Microsoft
that descends to FUD, at a corporate level. Proof below.
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From: Adam Taylor
To: billp; bradsi; jonro
Subject: RE: URGENT: WSJ - Ferengi article
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1993 11:57 AM
Here's the pitch we used yesterday with the press. This seemed to work well.
thx.
- OS/2 IS CLEARLY ON A WINDOWS CLONING STRATEGY. Evidence is the
decision to call this product "OS/2 for Windows". But when you're in the
cloning business, you're constantly playing catchup. OS/2 has always
been behind. IBM needs 18 months to get partial support for Windows 3.1,
but they still don't have support for VxDs or Windows device drivers.
Cloning huge support implications. Who will customers call when they
have a problem?
- NOW, IBM IS BEHIND ALL OVER AGAIN. OS/2 2.1 doesn't support WFW 3.11
and MS-DOS 6.2. They don't support the speed enhancements from WFW's
32-bit file access and network components. They don't work with
DoubleSpace, or even PC-DOS 6.1 disk compression. WFW 3.11 will ship
over 6 million PCs in the next 12 months, or over 30% of the Windows
total runrate. MS-DOS 6 has already shipped over 15 million units to
date. OS/2 doesn't support al these PC's, which includes all the Dells
and all the Gateways.
- IBM'S TECHNOLOGY THREADMILL GETS WORSE. In the future, OS/2 won't
support emerging technologies such as OLE2, Win32 and PnP. This means
they won't run all the new features of the latest Windows applications,
like Office 4.0, or the new generation of hardware what supports Plug
and Play.
- CUSTOMERS HAVE CLEARLY DECIDED. Customers want to run Windows
applications FAST. They want support for new applications and hardware
standards. Windows ships over 1.5 million units every month and accounts
for 99% of the market. Customers want Windows, even IBM has figured that
out with their new product "OS/2 for Windows".
..
http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/4000/PX04115_T.pdf
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