Back then the OS that shipped with the PC determined what 99% of people would run (much like today). Microsoft used their burgeoning monopoly to make sure that

Back then the OS that shipped with the PC determined what 99% of people would run (much like today). Microsoft used their burgeoning monopoly to make sure that no one shipped a non-Microsoft OS with any PC. OS/2 was so much better than anything that shipped with any PC I bought at the time, but I remember the cost being prohibitive for a student.