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Yes, Virginia there really is an OS/2 [still]!
It now manifests itself as eCommerce Station for new customers but many of the old customers are still using it. Customers like banks. Until a couple years ago it was still used for real-time data tracking like athletic competitions and chess tournaments. For those uses it has been replaced by an obscure run-time kernel with a bunch of custom tools that can be changed to suit each event. Freax or something like that. But for old time, old-money, hardline conservative business applications nothing has come along to effectively displace it yet. And there is also Citrix from Ed Iacobucci, since departed from Citrix and formerly of OS/2, for interplatform communications and data exchange/remote connection needs.

So, not only is it not dead, it even has a few mutant offspring that can't be dislodged from their niches. For the record, I no longer use it and haven't since the mid-90s, but I haven't thrown it away yet either......
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STOP with the silly headlines.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/04
Sloooowwww day with any news...  Linux User 147560 | 08/09/04
It must be Monday and this must be ZDNet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/04
Or it could be Wednesday and this be the Onion.com happy  phorvath2110 | 08/09/04
This is the first (and last) time I ever opened it  jd38011 | 08/09/04
This is the first (and last) time I ever opened it  jd38011 | 08/09/04
Very true  Michael Kelly | 08/09/04
That's "news" for you  jd38011 | 08/09/04
Why is this news, and why is this bad?  tamuhockey | 08/09/04
Well, duh  Bill4 | 08/09/04
CNET backpedals on article title, ZDNet hold firm.  UncleBubba | 08/09/04
And I won't update to the latest kernel  FilledOut | 08/09/04
The latest kernel seems fine  balsover | 08/09/04
The latest  Linux User 147560 | 08/09/04
I'll do a fresh reinstall of Fedora Core2  FilledOut | 08/10/04
M$ patch breaks M$ app.  Update victim | 08/09/04
No, you misread the story, as did News.com  Confused by religion | 08/09/04
Need a little help with your reading?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/09/04
Another typical ABM'er  UncleBubba | 08/09/04
Of course not, IBM is used to a quality OS like Linux.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/09/04
So  mikeybrass | 08/09/04
Oh you  jd38011 | 08/09/04
M$hill alert from BillG himself: "Defend SP2 at all costs!"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/09/04
Because users are the weakest link.  jhimes | 08/09/04
Wish our people raed this...  AbsolutelyNot | 08/09/04
Shame on them  tamuhockey | 08/09/04
Other people's software?  jd38011 | 08/09/04
Well,  d_jedi | 08/09/04
Must-Read ZDNet Alert?  nikola@... | 08/09/04
Why aren't they using OS/2  angrykeyboarder | 08/09/04
rothflao  V Sanders | 08/09/04
Yes, Virginia there really is an OS/2 [still]!  Still Lynn | 08/09/04
Everyone Should Go Slow With SP2  azenhog | 08/09/04
Would he or should he?  The King's Servant | 08/09/04
Where has IBM Been?  htotten | 08/09/04
Testing...  compguy_z | 08/09/04
why couldn't me release  V Sanders | 08/09/04
This is not uncommon for any OS  balsover | 08/09/04
What is the big deal? It is just a PATCH....  michael-t | 08/09/04
ABM Alert  d_jedi | 08/09/04
RE: What is the big deal? It is just a PATCH....  jsapaj | 08/10/04
MS to test software, but Opensource everyone tests?  gc@... | 08/10/04
Another Microsoft Blunder (DUH!)  Proteous | 08/11/04

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