Re: iSeries (non-) Marketing - part 24,566

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jay Maynard wrote:
> The failure of OS/2 was almost completely IBM's fault. They essentially
> didn't market it at all. This, coupled with M$'s muscle, led to PC makers
> preinstalling Windows exclusively. (IBm had the power to break that, but
> wouldn't use it. Having power and being afraid to use it is worse than not
> having power at all, IMAO.)
> ...

I really don't want to get into a debate on OS/2, and I won't say 
anything further on OS/2 than this. But I remember OS/2 very well, 
having used it both at home and at work, long after most others had 
given up on it. Sure, there were mistakes on IBM's part. But even if 
they had thrown 10 times as much money into marketing it, I don't 
think it would have gotten much further than it did.

Cheers! Hans