Death Knell for OS/2 Client

[Steve Wendt]

On Sun, 19 Sep 1999 18:02:12 -0400 (EDT), Darin McBride wrote:

>>According to Stephen King at Warp Expo West speaking in front of 
>>approximately 100 people, Brad Wardell is wrong. No meeting took
>>place. It was canceled. He says he should know he is on the committee.

According to Tim Sipples:

The meeting didn't take place because there was a meeting ahead of the meeting,
at which it was decided there wasn't any need to have a meeting because IBM 
was not going to pursue Stardock's proposal (and the "agreement in principle"
between IBM and Stardock).  (You see, you only have *that* meeting to *approve*
agenda items.)

IBM hasn't ruled any third party out of offering a new client, but it hasn't ruled any 
third party (or itself) *in*, either.  (IBM almost never rules anything out.)  Brad's 
statement was accurate; Stardock anticipates no change in IBM's stance.

Brad's statement was also accurate that IBM has received more than one offer.
Thus far IBM has rejected all of them "at this time."


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