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From: pete@esv2.biosym.COM (Pete Ware)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11 Windows 3.0 comparisons
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Date: 26 Apr 91 19:46:42 GMT
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Remember, it's an amazing phenomenon that because someone says
something and it's published, it's suddenly a fact.  In other words,
even tough I've extracted this from various trade rags, doesn't mean
it is true.

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		1990 Workstation Vendors (percent of worldwide revenue)

		\hfil\vbox{
		\begin{tabular}{|l r l|}\hline
			Sun	& 32.4 & Open Look\\
			HP	& 21.2 & Motif \\
			DEC	& 16.2 & Motif \\
			Intergraph	& 7.0 & Unknown \\
			IBM	& 6.6  & Motif \\
			SGI	& 5.8  & Motif (soon)\\
			Sony	& 2.7  & Motif\\
			Next	& 1.0  & NextStep\\
			Other	& 7.2  & \\ \hline
		\end{tabular}}\hfil

		for a total of \$7,257M in revenue.
		\footnote{Information Week, 4 March 1991 pg 51}

		No numbers are available, but Motif is widely used on
		Sun Workstations.  And of course, E\&S is Motif based.

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		According to recent survers (end of 1990),  62 percent
		anticpate using Motif, 18 percent Open Look.
		\footnote{Steve Auditor of X Business Group, Freemont.
		market research specialist in X.
		Interviewed 800 users end of '90.  Unix Today, 18
		Feb 1991, page 34 ``Crossings''}

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		Number of GUI's used in millions:
		\footnote{Estimates from Garner Group. Information
		Week, 11 March 1991 pp 36.}

		\hfil\vbox{
		\begin{tabular}{|l r r|}\hline
		GUI	& 1991	& 1992 \\
		Windows	& 6.4	& 14 \\
		OS/2 PM	& 1.6	& 2.5 \\
		Mac	& 4.7	& 8.5 \\
		Motif	&	& 1 \\ \hline
		\end{tabular}}
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Pete Ware / Biosym / San Diego CA / (619) 546-5532
     email: pete@biosym.com