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Boston Globe: Linux breathes fire into old-time Microsoft rival

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 20, 1999

Maybe this Linux thing is for real. Microsoft Corp. is
about the only major company left that isn’t cranking out Linux
versions of high-quality software. And it’s getting so just about
anybody can get a basic Linux setup going without an advanced
degree in software engineering.

“I found out the not-so-hard way last week with some help from
Corel Corp. It’s a Canadian firm that made a name for itself with
high-class graphics software, only to almost self-destruct in a
futile effort to compete with Microsoft in the office suite market.
The near-death experience has done nothing to impart a new sense of
humility to Corel CEO Michael Cowpland. Far from it-Cowpland’s
teeing it up again, and this time he’s using Linux to go after
Microsoft’s core market in operating systems.”

“The company sent me a copy of their new Corel Linux product.
The basic package costs $59.95, but Corel sent me the $89.95 deluxe
pack with some extra software and a cute little Linux penguin
mascot toy.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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