On 2005-02-15 03:48:52 +0000 MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[...] if NEXT got it all
right and GNOME/KDE/Windows all wrong, why are people then using
GNOME/KDE/Windows and not Nextstep/GNUstep?

Being good at design doesn't mean that you are good at marketing, or the other way around. Also, NeXT could have been good at marketing to users, but still been washed away by the size of competitors' marketing budgets. The market doesn't follow simple models, sadly.

The real answer is that usability and design aren't the only "features" that sell software. Compatibility, application support, cost, and prior investment in training and infrastructure are also "features" of any operating system or software package.




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