One area where Amdahl can sit back and watch the action uninvolved is in the struggle to get OS/2 established as a serious contender outside the True Blue world: various Amdahlers agreed with suggestions that IBM and Microsoft may not be-as-one for much longer; IBM wants to live in a narrow OS/2 world, regardless of reality, but Microsoft wants openness; and as in any unsatisfactory marriage, one partner will likely come to rebel and take off to pursue other interests.
