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- From: mg@tyrolia (Michael Golan)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: 8514 drivers and the ATI Graphics Ultra
- Message-ID: <mg.727833971@tyrolia>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 00:06:11 GMT
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- terry@uts.amdahl.com (Lewis T. Flynn) writes:
- >OS/2 Conference in San Jose ... Lee Reiswig ... said the delay
- >wasn't due to lack of intent on IBM's part, but due to legal problems
- >with Microsoft.
- >...
- >Sounds like the driver kit problem was Microsoft erecting every
- >possible obstacle, not IBM.
-
- What difference does it make? If MS can make legal trouble and does it,
- they are just doing their jobs. After all, it was IBM who extracted some
- $35M for "IBM patents" from MS. Legal shit goes both ways ...
-
- If IBM can't get the DDK out because of "legal problems", people should
- be fired, and it is totally and absolutely IBM's fault.
-
- Besides, concerning ATI's drivers. Why $@^%$ there is no 8514/a generic IBM
- seamless windows driver? What's the excuse for this? What about true 8514/a
- owners, should they complain that their manufacture doesn't provide drivers?:-)
-
- Someone mentioned the OS/2 programmers are "moron". Come on. The managers
- are to blame. Remember, IBM = Idiots Become Managers. With $70mil is OS/2
- software solde in 92 vs. some $3000mil in Windose, the bottle have been
- lost before it even began. Now we will all be stuck with NT. Ouch.
-
- Michael
- mg@cs.princeton.edu
-