David Miller wrote: > > To the list: > > I didn't intend to add my 2 cents to the whole discussion, since it's off > topic [Huge Snip} IBM and Microsoft are not allies, as your note implies. IBM did not > team up with Microsoft and have Windows designed as a competitor. Actually, Yes they did! It was cowritten and developed at first and Gates/Microsoft broke agreement and brought it to market before they could both agree it was ready. As for OS/2 , Gates himself calls it a better OS than either Windows. ed > to go their own route with OS/2 and failed. > > > > To each his own. Personally, having spent years wasting my time fiddling with > CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to configure PC's while running Macs alongside, I'm > happy that I can work exclusively on Macs in my current job. I would never > consider purchasing a Windows-based PC for any of my personal or professional > work... :) > > David Miller > dmiller@cloud9.net to each his own --
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