adopting alternative OSes (was Re: [Am-info] New E-mail Worm Exploits SARS Anxiety)

[mike]

Well then.  Perhaps I should have made the point clearer for you.=
  I think I could have done a thousand times better at=
 marketing/supporting Warp than IBM ever did..   And unlike many=
 who did nothing, I was involved with Warp at the time with IBM. =
 I did what I could but I was limited by management.  If we would=
 have been let loose to do what we wanted in 1992 and 1993/94, I=
 am sure Warp would have passed the 25% market share....  and at=
 that point it would have surpassed critical mass. Akers wanted=
 to split the company up and let the software division go on its=
 own, much like the Lexmark experience.  However Gerstner came in=
 and put a stop to it.  In hindsight that was a big mistake on=
 Gerstner's part.

But yes I think if I had a few millions and the Warp development=
 team, I could put something together.....  At least as good as=
 the Linux stuff that is around.  And at least as good as the Mac=
 alternative.  and without the burdon of IBM I think it could be=
 sold to OEM suppliers.

But of course you are more knowledgeable about operating systems=
 than I am....  I am limited to knowledge of Dos, CPM, CPM86,=
 PCMos, MUFO, Windows, OS/2, BEos, SCO Unix, And Linux.  I am not=
 too familiar with the MAC's system 10.  But since it is=
 derivitive of the Mach kernal, I suspect I could become familiar=
 with it in a few weeks.

Anyhow it is fruitless to be skeptical of another persons dreams.=
   Unless you are prepared to change it to a reality and write=
 the cheque....


----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Mitch Stone <mitch@accidentalexpert.com>
To: AM-INFO <am-info@venice.essential.org>
Received: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 20:01:16 -0700
Subject: Re: adopting alternative OSes (was Re: [Am-info] New=
 E-mail Worm Exploits SARS Anxiety)

>Pardon my skepticism, but if IBM couldn't do with many years and=
 
>billions of dollars...

>Mitch

>On Friday, April 25, 2003, at 04:41 PM, mike wrote:

>> I often dream of what I could do with a few million dollars,=
 the 
>> original development team of Warp, and a couple of=
 years......

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