Microsoft actually got screwed because of their bindings with IBM, they were forced to give IBM full access to use the Win 3.0 and Win 3.1 OS and access its source so that IBM was able to include a full Win 3.x compatibility layer inside OS/2. And yes it was a compatibility layer, not a layered subsystem as was in NT.
I'm not sure if that everyone here are really just newbies and weren't around when all this was happening, or if they are just so old they have forgotten.
So... being new to slashdot normally means that a user is stupid, and/or rmembers things incorrectly? I think you just proved your own point - by the looks of you UID that is.
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Microsoft actually got screwed because of their bindings with IBM, they were forced to give IBM full access to use the Win 3.0 and Win 3.1 OS and access its source so that IBM was able to include a full Win 3.x compatibility layer inside OS/2. And yes it was a compatibility layer, not a layered subsystem as was in NT.
I'm not sure if that everyone here are really just newbies and weren't around when all this was happening, or if they are just so old they have forgotten.
So... being new to slashdot normally means that a user is stupid, and/or rmembers things incorrectly? I think you just proved your own point - by the looks of you UID that is.
Did you read the same links I did? They seem to backup coventry's side. I think you seem to be a MS biased troll, or just a very mislead MCSE.