Re: XyWrite udner Linux [was:Partitioned drives, Win98 & otherOSes]

["Robert Holmgren" holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to message from "J. R. Fox"  on Thu, 14 Nov 2002
18:09:42 -0800

> An appealing notion, but we all remember IBM as the elephant that rolled
> over in its sleep and crushed Signature.

A very parochial view, IMO. They weren't asleep; they made a strategic change,
that affected the entire corporation, top to bottom, to stem arterial bleeding.
The people who supported Signature were not happy campers; but they operated at
a relatively powerless, low level. XyWriters tend to think this happened
specifically to screw XyWrite, which is ridiculous. (Although everyone here
keeps gleefully repeating this nonsense.)

> Their record with OS/2 has been pretty spotty at best.

I dunno. For a "dead system", it's amazing to me how much support IBM
provides. Are you a Software Choice subscriber? ECS? I'm delighted with the
support. New kernels every couple of days? New drivers galore (LVM, DVD, USB,
support for 0f partition types, superb networking, a great peer, lean Mozilla,
etc etc)? Fixpacks? Compare M$Windows! All they give you are incessant
security fixes and bloatware.

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Robert Holmgren
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