[Am-info] Thank you but remember OS/2 - eCS

[Gene Gaines]

James Love
Director
Consumer Project on Technology
P.O. Box 19367, Washington DC 20036
www.cptech.org

Dear Jamie,

Speaking for at least a few of the people on the AM-INFO
listserv, I wish to both:

   (1) applaud your and Ralph Nader's recent communications
       to government officials pointing out that being aware
       of monopoly-encouraging impact of purchasing software
       from Microsoft which in fact has no competition and
       accepting licensing terms which eliminate competition,
       at http://www.cptech.org/at/ms/omb4jun02ms.html, and

   (2) chide you for not mentioning, in your list of alternative
       software, one of the most important and highest quality
       operating systems on the market -- IBM's OS/2.

       Microsoft's bullying of IBM, which hurt IBM so badly in
       the PC market, led to their dropping the marketing of OS/2.

       But that system survives, continues to be supported by IBM
       and today is in use in many quality computing environments
       around the world.

       Serenity Systems has licensed OS/2 from IBM, and is
       continuing the development of OS/2 under the name eCS.

       eCS is an honest operating system.  It stands miles above
       Microsoft's windows label of operating systems.

Actually, Jamie, when I read one of your letter which left out
OS/2, I was so very pleased by the letter.  But the OS/2 omission
resulted in me promising to take responsibility for:

   "gently holding Mr. Nader's hand, and also gently thumping
   Jamie Love on the head, and reminding them both that OS/2
   (eCS) not only still lives but has stood the test of time
   as a superior quality operating system."

Jamie Love and Ralph Nader, we thank you very much for your good
work.  Also, of course, for hosting the AM-INFO list.

Your work is appreciated.

N.B.  Why should Windows be capitalized?  I do not believe it is
a valid tradename.  I have windows in my home, and the term
"windows" was in use in the computer field before Bill Gates is
said to have been caught "borrowing" code from Digital Research Inc.
So, it is windows for me.
       
Gene Gaines
gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
Sterling, Virginia  USA

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