Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 4th Dec 2001 17:47 UTC
IBM's OS/2 has a great history as a workstation operating system, it was a major alternative OS in the '90s. At its peak time in the mid-'90s OS/2 had about 2 million users but the Windows NT and Windows 95 releases broke its further development. This year Serenity Systems has released a new client version of OS/2. This article will introduce you to what OS/2 is all about. You will learn its history, its user interface, and its power under the hood. The article is also accompanied by a number of screenshots.
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" Warp 4 was released in 1996, but soon after IBM stated that they would be limiting support for the OS. This was due to Windows 95 taking the desktop market by storm. "
The Findings of Fact by Judge Jackson in the DOJ VS Microsoft trial list another reason why IBM abruptly dropped support of OS/2. Accordeing to testimony by an IBM representative, IBM was forced to drop OS/2 in order to get licenses for Microsoft products. if IBM did not drop OS/2 they would have been forced to pay a much higher price for Microsoft licences.
IBM had a winner with OS/2, it was illegal manipulation of the market that killed OS/2.