Let me warn you that I do have a bias. I
will try and be objective, but I do have my
limits. You asked some questions and I'll
do my best to answer them.
I know that most OS/2 advocates would argure that the OS/2 people aren't calling because they already know what they are doingMy belief is different. I like to believe I know what I'm doing (many people come to me), but there are plenty of times that I need help. Why don't I seek it from the general sources? I have. I get told to go away. After getting turned down a certain number of times, I stop trying. Perhaps, they don't call you with questions because they don't believe (true or not), you'll be willing or able to help them.
How many OS/2 software stores are there?I don't have an exact number, but will say that it's quite a bit less than Windows stores. That doesn't mean software isn't available. The software stores that do exist have a wide variety and are raking in the money.
What kind of business do they do?Who? Sorry, what kind of business does who do?
How many native commerical OS/2 apps are being worked on right now?Quite a few. Not as many as Windows, but nothing to sneeze at. Pick your catagory and there's someone working on it for OS/2. However, MicroSoft is not one of those companies.
Don't tell me about Java just yet. If I can right once run anywhere why should I stick with OS/2?The same argument goes both ways. If you can run anyware, why stick to MicroSoft? Why not just use a Java virtual machine? Java isn't a good reason to jump to OS/2, but it is a good reason not to feel the need to stick with MicroSoft. The hope isn't that Java will make OS/2, but that it will break MicroSoft.
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