

              The King Didn't Die - - He Snuck Off !


 The after-shock of the two year OS/2 vs '95 war is over.  IBM has
 abandoned OS/2 to what appears a dwindling corporate market and the
 rhetoric of its faithful following.  The aggressive taunt of OS/2
 boosters -"My operating system is better than your operating system" has
 fallen to the marketing mastery of Microsoft. The language spoken these
 last months has been arbitrary, combative, and, most important, outside
 the fiscal reality of the installed base of DOS-Windows computers.

 In this issue, Herb Chong and Paul Williamson will each discuss the
 impact of Windows95. Herb has the skill, knowledge and objectivity to
 compare each of the operating systems to each other discussing their
 strengths and weaknesses. Paul will report of what is really happening in
 Corporate America: the developing systems criteria, and if, among other
 things, the corporate trend really is toward Windows NT and Windows 95.

 Those who fear the scepter of a Windows of all flavors- read Microsoft
 dominated computer world - have raised their voices too late. The DOS
 world has become a Microsoft world but like the universe around us, it
 is merely a single world. The Internet has spawned a renewed interest in
 Unix.  That interest will be short lived if Unix operating systems remain
 esoteric and archaic. Those among us who have learned to manage our
 computer affairs quite well within the limitations of DOS will refuse to
 be a party to the continued foolish and arrogant esoteria of Unix. Those
 of you who resent the dominance of a Microsoft...stop belly aching and a
 write an operating system for the Internet that is inclusive by keeping
 the best of Unix and incorporating the best of Windows and System7. Copy
 the successful Netscape marketing strategy. Make your fortune by creating
 a viable alternative and give the product away for a few months until it
 takes off.

 As an aside, I find the same people who stridently advocate against
 government regulation or in their terms, interference and control, are
 actively lobbying the Fed to curtail the Microsoft web of modestly
 priced software and services. All of which, simply establishes the lack
 of faith in open competition - particularly if you've lost your
 traditional edge in this burgeoning home market.

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