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From: kempf@tci.bell-atl.com (Cory Kempf)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re^2: OSF/Motif vs. NeWS vs. SUN/Open Windows vs. ?
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Date: 9 Feb 90 16:44:54 GMT
Organization: Technology Concepts, Inc.  Sudbury Mass.
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keith@startrek.eng.ohio-state.edu (Keith M Boyer) writes:

>						 "I think we should choose
>one set of windowing tools and put them on all our machines. Why don't you 
>and the others discuss this and let me know which." 
[...]
>			 So, Bob, Amanda, anyone. Do you have pointers
>to a real comparison of the choices, both from a technical and political
>(which one will survive) point of view on where to place our emphasis.

I had to do this a little while ago for TCI.  I did some research, and
noted the following facts:

	SUN ownes about 35% of the workstation market.  Before the
		HP-Apollo deal, they pretty much had it nailed down.

	HP, Apollo, DEC, IBM, DG, and SGI pretty much own the rest.
		There is about 5% that is scattered about with other
		vendors. 

	SUN says OPEN LOOK is the way to go.

	HP, Apollo, DEC, IBM, and SGI are all OSF members.  I think
		that all have announced that they are releasing Motif
		on their platforms with their next releases.  I know
		that DG is already shipping Motif.

	Motif is VERY similar in look and feel to OS/2 PM and Windows.
		If you have ever used one of them, you will have no
		trouble using Motif (once you get used to the 'Art
		Deco' look) (twiddling resources is a seperate issue)

	Sun guessed wrong about X also.

Thats the politics.  I didn't go much into the technical
differences... they very rarely influence the market anyhow.  

+C

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