The Fall of OS/2

IBM had unknowingly created a juggernaut when they allowed Bill Gates and Microsoft to control the PC operating system standard, first with DOS and then with Windows. Having lost control of the PC hardware standard, IBM was determined to regain control of the operating system standard. Their weapon? The OS/2 operating system, a powerful and feature packed operating system that best case should have had little trouble overcoming Windows, and worst case should have at least been able to carve out a profitable and sustainable market share. This is the story of how IBM’s last attempt to keep a measure of control in the PC . Substack script link Substack extended thoughts link 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:36 OS/2 1.3 00:11:42 Jim Cannavino 00:20:49 OS/2 2.0 00:26:36 Taligent 00:29:00 The Trojan Horse of Windows Compatibility 00:34:49 OS/2 2.1 00:42:00 OS/2 Warp 3 00:46:18 OS/2 Specific Publications 00:52:49 OS/2 Professional Warp 3 Coverage 01:01:05 The Warp Marketing Disaster 01:15:25 The OS/2 Implosion 01:23:37 OS/2 Warp PowerPC 01:25:27 OS/2 Warp 4 01:34:27 ArcaOS 01:36:04 Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts