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From: Robert Heiling <>
Subject: Re: Fast DOS Web Browsers
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:39:55 -0700


Dale DePriest wrote:

> Robert Heiling wrote:
> > > Me too. I run Windows NT (and have os2, dos, windows 95 and Linux
> > > available). I use Solaris whenever I can. Windows NT gives me the
> > > closest functionality to os2 but costs 3 times as much.
> >
> > Then what choice is it that you miss?<vbg>
> >
> > Bob
>
> I miss the choice of an operating system that runs the applications I
> want to use and buy. My only choice these days is from Microsoft. Have
> you noticed the new ads from Microsoft announcing they are working on
> voice recognition so you can use voice for email in the future, some
> day. OS2 released this in version 4.0 for the entire operating system,
> not just for email, several years ago but that choice is not available
> anylonger since it won't run new apps.

Maybe you need to take a look at what IBM has to offer for Win95/98 then:
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/speech/index.html

> This is just one example of the
> technology restrictions of a monopoly.

Looks more like the free market at work to me.

> Way to go microsoft!

Anybody who has a product concept that they think will market well is free
to develop software to run under Win98 - and many are doing just that.
Sounds like the free market at work to me.

Bob

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