Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2

guest · Nov 29, 2019

Long read
Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2
November 29, 2019
https://arstechnica.com/information...rating-system-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-os2/

Update: It's the day after Thanksgiving in the US, meaning most Ars staffers are on the lookout for deals rather than potential stories. With folks off for the holiday, we're resurfacing this consumer tech classic from the archives—a look at why we're not all trying to buy an IBM PS/10 today and updating to OS/12, perhaps. This story first ran in November 2013, and it appears unchanged below
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The story of OS/2 is now fading into the past. In today’s fast-paced computing environment, it may not seem particularly relevant. But it remains a story of how a giant, global mega-corporation tried to take on a young and feisty upstart and ended up retreating in utter defeat. Such stories are rare, and because of that rarity they become more precious. It’s important to remember that IBM was not the underdog. It had the resources, the technology, and the talent to crush the much smaller Microsoft. What it didn’t have was the will.
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sukarof · Nov 29, 2019

Very interesting read. I personally never got to use OS/2 much (only at work, but there I was not allowed to experiment ), but I liked it for its innovations at the time. But if I recall right it was more expensive (here in Sweden at least) than NT and NT was gaining more momentum at the time. You had to guess who was gonna win...

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