Financial Post: Corel stock leaps after winning top Linux rating: 'Editor's choice' | Linux Today

Financial Post: Corel stock leaps after winning top Linux rating: ‘Editor’s choice’

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 15, 1999

“Corel Corp. yesterday went from being just another hot Linux
company to being ranked the best Linux company, and that was enough
to send the stock up another 8%.”

Corel’s version of the Linux computer operating system has
been named the CNET “Editor’s Choice” as the best of seven major
Linux software products reviewed.
CNET is an influential
technology Web site and U.S. television producer, and its rankings
are closely watched by technology players.”

“Yesterday marked one of the first days the Linux stocks behaved
according to the conventional rules of the market. Corel’s good
news sent its stock up, and pushed down the stocks of its Linux
competitors, Red Hat Inc. and VA Linux Systems Inc.”

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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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