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To: gordon who wrote (5608)	11/14/1997 12:55:00 PM
From: Stewart Whitman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Gordon, I actually got a response to an E-mail message that I sent to the marketing research company regarding the survey. Regarding the source of developers: "The majority of the developers surveyed were selected at random from among US companies. The sample was supplemented w/ a database of attendees at various Java conferences held over the past 12 months." They declined to identify the particular client that requested the survey (they said that they have "a variety of clients" for whom they collect the information). They also said that they used both closed-end questions (e.g. "What Java tool do you use most often?") and open-ended questions (e.g. "What do you feel is the number one thing lacking in the tool you use?") . They said they can't release actual survey information without approval from their clients (the clients own the data). Stew

To: gordon who wrote (5608)	11/14/1997 1:24:00 PM
From: dmf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Gordon: After the survey link was posted on a Microsoft thread, I resopnded. Today I directed the poster to this link. Thanks. dmf