[oldcynic]

"For another, true multitasking would be possible under Windows, claimed Microsoft"

I had forgotten how terrible the early versions of Windows looked compared to Lisa, Amiga and even OS/2 and DR's GEM.

Even 7 years later Windows 3 only had cooperative multi tasking that in reality was program launcher with background printing. Applications were hopeless at releasing processor and if you tried to multi task you often crashed the whole OS. It was, of course, hugely commercially successful from 3 on. :)