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Is OS/2 Coming Back?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the high-school-flashback dept.

mstansberry writes "Is IBM considering relaunching OS/2? One source close to IBM says Big Blue plans to repurpose OS/2 services atop a Linux core. IT managers ask, why now?" Hey, back in simpler times OS/2 was super badass. Both of the guys who ran it were hard core.

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  1. Typical by chill · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is just typical of IBM Services missing a delivery target.

    The article is really an April 1st joke, but the 12th was the closest they could come. Probably need a few more contractor billable hours next time.

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    1. Re:Typical by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

      I believe I speak for most geeks when I say, simply:

      *facepalm*

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    2. Re:Typical by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

      A little fishy, if you ask me.

      My partner cleans her girl parts. There's nothing fishy about it. :P~

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  2. YES!!! by zill · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally, I've been dreaming for this day to come for years now. I've been using the PS/2 to USB adapter on my model M keyboard but it's adding unnecessary latency, not to mention USB's slow polling rate sucks. Now I can finally plug my keyboard into a native PS/2 port!




    What? What do you mean TFA wasn't talking about the port?

  3. EA corruption by tepples · · Score: 4, Funny

    I also would worry about EA corruption

    Did EA even make any games for OS/2?

  4. IBM Software by Nerdfest · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buying software from IBM just encourages them to write more.

  5. Re:Great, another deskop environment by TheLink · · Score: 3, Funny

    IBM sells services.

    The more options there are, the more decisions there are.

    The more decisions there are, the more people there will be who need to pay someone to help them make those decisions, or implement them.

    Making things simple from the very beginning isn't as profitable as making things more complicated and then "helping" people "simplify" stuff ;).

    Maybe I'm too cynical? ;)

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  6. In other news... by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 3, Funny

    BeOS, AmigaOS User Groups Say OS/2 Not As Worthy Of Rebirth As Their OS, Scuffle Ensues

    General Availability (GA) Release 2.0 Of eComStation Announced For Autumn 2009

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