OS/2 1.1

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It seems as though applications in OS/2 avoid use of an OK button...

OS/2 also got a task manager, while Windows 2.0 got nothing. Interestingly to shut the computer down you must use the Shutdown menu on the task manager.

It is entirely possible to tile application windows, as it is in Windows.

In terms of a command line, you can either use DOS or an OS/2 command interpreter. The OS/2 interpreters can be run in a window or full-screen, and can also be closed. the DOS prompt is always open, and can only run full-screen in this version of OS/2

Finally, we have the two demo apps included with OS/2: an alarm clock, and Bricks (an Arkanoid/Breakout-type game).

Shutting down OS/2. In typical IBM fashion everything must have an ID code, including a successful shutdown.

Conclusion:
OS/2 1.1 is basically like a tech preview of Windows 3.0, in Windows 2.x styling with a different color scheme. It's almost as if Microsoft left out all these improvements in Windows deliberately, to make Windows seem like an inferior product and less of a competitor to OS/2 since no one would want to use it. Food for thought (or a huge debate), but OS/2 is vastly superior to Windows.

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