Having gained a marketshare of approximately 90% in the 1990s, Quark was criticized for having overly long innovation cycles and being too expensive, which encouraged Adobe to launch Adobe InDesign in 1999.
Having gained a marketshare of approximately 90% in the 1990s, Quark attempted a hostile buyout of Adobe in 1998, which was rebuffed. That action, as well as criticism that Quark had overly long innovation cycles and was too expensive, encouraged Adobe to launch Adobe InDesign in 1999.