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   RD Sandman wrote:   
   > Kelsey Bjarnason  wrote in   
   > news:k5di6h$eff$2@dont-email.me:   
   >   
   >> If it weren't for some truly slimy, underhanded corporate shenanigans,   
   >> OS/2 would likely be a very viable option today.   
   >>   
   >   
   > One of the biggest things that killed it was a lack of a killer ap.  That   
   > and some of the joint development money that went to MS was used on   
   > Windows rather than some of the OS/2 stuff it was to be directed to.   
   >   
      
   A killer ap helps, but it's not enough.  Apple II had Visicalc, but    
   Lotus 1-2-3 was better, Word Perfect was perfect, and so MS-DOS became    
   de rigeur for business.  Excel was born on the Mac.  Windows 3.1 WAS the    
   killer app, with WYSIWYG printing, the Lotus port was an afterthought.    
   Netscape got big right around the time Eternal September rolled around    
   and Microsoft deliberately ran them out of town.  So it's a combination    
   of a killer ap, a good user interface, and underhanded business practices.   
      
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