Re: Bet Offer for Win95 was OS/2 vs Win'95(or '96)

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From: sger... Steven Gershenfeld
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 00:00

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In article <3sqgbv$7...@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>,
Alexander O. Norris  <a...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In <3sp5b4$n...@Isis.MsState.Edu> jk...@Ra.MsState.Edu (Joseph K
>Mcallister) writes: 
>>
>>In article <3snrsh$3...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>,
>>Alexander O. Norris  <a...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>><I bet 10 or 20 bucks that Windows 95 will come out in 95> (sic)
>>>
>>>Any other OS/2 zealots out there that's willing to take this offer?\
>>>Awwww.....come on.  
>>
>>Why should they?  Their operating system is already out.  
>>
>>And working.
>>
>>                     -Joel
>--------Joel, I'm betting OS/2 zealots this because I'm sick and tired
>of hearing and seeing Win96, Win97, Win98, Win9x, to imply that Win95
>will not be out on time.  IT WILL BE, and to throw in a bit of
>excitement, I'm willing to bet $20.  Anytakers?

You lose.  Windows 95 original release date has passed.  :-)


Not that allowing them enough time to iron out the major and minor
bugs is a bad thing at all.  I am willing to wait as long as it
takes to get as bug-free a program as possible (even '96).

How many times has Microsoft changed the release date?

Steven

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From: sger...@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Steven Gershenfeld)
Subject: Re: Bet Offer for Win95      was OS/2 vs Win'95(or '96)
Date: 1995/06/28
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