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- From: scdorcy@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (JAMES DORCEY)
- Subject: Re: 30% of Windows Packages Used
- Message-ID: <22JUL199215321291@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
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- References: <rdippold.711688909@cancun>
- Date: 22 Jul 1992 15:32 EST
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- In article <rdippold.711688909@cancun>, rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron
- Dippold) writes...
- >According to the "rumors" section of InfoWorld, internal MicroSoft
- >research shows that only 30% of the 10 million copies of Windows 3.x
- >out there are actually used.
- >
- >It didn't say what this level of "use" is (I've seen several people
- >who have it on their disks just in case they need it, and to play
- >minesweeper), but it makes a good comparison number.
-
- There are rumors that the extent of some people's use of Windows is limited
- only to WinGIF, Paintshop Pro, and something having to do with
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.
-
- Not that I would know anyone like that ;-)
-
- JD
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-