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From: marbru@attc.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Motif/Openlook, is there a trend?
Message-ID: <1021@attc.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jan 91 18:55:44 GMT
References: <9101281521.AA06109@fis1.shearson.com> <9101282005.AA18613@osf.osf.org>
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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< > 
< > I have spoken too or heard from people who are developing
< > applications for large companies as well as purchasing software for
< > large companies, and everything that I heard points to the fact that
< > they think Motif will win because of the MASSIVE base of people who
< > already know PM and can pick up Motif with very little effort.
               ^^

< 	Just in case you haven't read the paper today (WSJ),  
< 	Microsoft killed all OS/2 and PM development...

    Are we now getting closer to the OPEN LOOK situation:

    OPEN LOOK is NOT an implementation, it is a SPECIFICATION,
    there are several implementations of OPEN LOOK look and feeel
    compliant toolkits ( XView, Xt++, OI ... )
    
    What about:
    PM is NOT an implementation, it is a SPECIFICATION,
    there are several implementations of PM look and feel compliant
    toolkits ( Windows 3.0, Motif ... )


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Martin Brunecky                           {...}sunpeaks!auto-trol!marbru
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