christian,comp.os.os2.advocacy,talk.politics.guns   
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   On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:59:02 +0000, Kirby Grant wrote:   
      
   > On  9-Oct-2012,  wrote at alt.atheism:   
   >    
   >> "Kirby Grant"  writes:   
   >>   
   >> 1> Newsgroups:   
   >>    
   alt.atheism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.religion.christian,comp.o   
   .os2.advocacy,talk.politics.guns   
   >>   
   >> 1> But just like monkeys, the Republicans can be made to wear diapers.   
   >> While it 1> is true that there is an advantage to monkeys since they   
   >> work for peanuts,   
   >> 1> at least you can tell the Repubicans to pick up their banana peels   
   >> instead 1> of letting the lie around.   
   >>   
   >> What does your poor spelling have to do with OS/2, Grant?   
   >    
   > Well, your insistance in having OS/2 as a topic shows your vast   
   > ignorance. OS/2 has not been a factor in anything for many years. It was   
   > a playtoy for a few geeks but never caught on because it was so poorly   
   > designed.   
      
   Actually, it was very well designed.  What caused its downfall was a    
   combination of being essentially sabotaged, then the delays caused by    
   that to out-market it.   
      
   If it weren't for some truly slimy, underhanded corporate shenanigans,    
   OS/2 would likely be a very viable option today.   
      
      
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