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[Steve Lamb]

Wednesday, May 24, 2000, 8:25:20 AM, Brian wrote:
> What they announced was an end to support that involves reporting a bug
> and getting a fix for free. Fix packs will still appear, it's just that
> the input into that process will come from those that pay for support.

> I concede that that isn't much use when your consumer kit device driver
> is broken.

"An IBM spokesman said there will be no more 'fixpacks' for client software
after 31 January 2001, and for servers after 31 May 2001. Updates for
Workspace On Demand will cease on 31 January 2002. Support will continue in
what IBM called "special-bid, fee-based service extension, and total content
offering defect support for selected OS/2 products and components".

    Uhm, no.  It said that fix packs will no longer appear, period.  Not that
they will continue to appear but only people who pay can report bugs.  No more
fix packs.

"IBM wants its customers to deploy ebusiness technology applications
concurrently with existing OS/2 applications until platform neutrality has
been achieved, and then change the operating system," said the spokesman.

    I think that quote is also pretty telling.  "Deploy something else."

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