Subj : The Downfall of OS/2
To   : Ogg
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun May 14 2023 02:06 pm

  Re: The Downfall of OS/2
  By: Ogg to Digital Man on Sun May 14 2023 07:26 am

 Og> But I thought Win/OS2 was a wonderful world to play with. The 
 Og> idea was to phase out Win stuff in favour of OS2 stuff, if 
 Og> possible. But if not, it was cool to be able to run Win stuff 
 Og> if necessary.

The Windows compatibility layer in OS/2 was pretty cool.  It did make sense as a a way to phase out Windows in favor of OS/2 (and I think that was probably the original plan - Microsoft was originally working with IBM on OS/2, and Bill Gates himself even once said he thought OS/2 was the "platform for the 90s"). But with Windows continuing to exist in the market and becoming more popular, developers apparently thought it would be best to just make a Windows version of their software.

Nightfox
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