[Info-vax] Life after Digital

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Bill Gunshannon schrieb:
>> In article <hc6ds2$6p0$02$1 at news.t-online.com>,
>>     Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
>>>
>>> Somewhat, but not essentially.
>>> A single company can't turn the tide by "marketing"
>>> (whatever this diffuse term means).
>>> Take a look at that ancient OS/2 vs Windows example.
>>
>>
>> What about it?  IBM decided that wasn't part of their core business.
> 
> That's what happened a decade later.
> But at the time M$ and IBM split over that issue
> (must have been around 1993 or so) IBM tried vigorously
> to promote OS/2 against Windows.
> They had the better product, smart marketing ads,
> retailers preloaded it on their PCs etc.
> But "the market", i.e. ISVs, trade press and most customers
> were already biased towards Windoze.
> No marketing dollars, not even from IBM, could change that.
> 
>> And even at that I still know a number of people who us OS/2.
> 
> As I do. And several others. But this doesn't change the fact
> that OS/2 is declared dead by its owner. And the chances
> of coming back are about as slim as those of VMS.
> 
>>
>>> And as another example,
>>> no marketing would convince people to return to analog cameras.
>>
>>
>> I still have and use three of them.
> 
> So this means the imminent comeback of analog cameras?
> 

I still have a copy of OS/2 somewhere.  It's slightly used and still in 
the original box.  Anyone want to make me an offer?