Subject: Re: If you don't use NetScape... :-( From: ivan@webmedia.com (Ivan Pope) Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 12:26:30 +0000

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>R Ballard  wrote:
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>Marketing people need to be aware that when they use unique proprietary
>features, they lose 80% of their potential WEB market.  It's a choice
>they need to make responsibly.

I'd be interested to know where you get the figure of 80% from. I assume
you mean 80% of users aren't using Netscape. From various sources I think
it's more like 80% _are_ using Netscape, so you'd lose 20%.
Ivan

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