Globe and Mail: Corel finds life after Microsoft battle | Linux Today

Globe and Mail: Corel finds life after Microsoft battle

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 9, 1999

[ Thanks to Peter
Crane
for this link. ]

“Moreover, analysts say the stock’s comeback at least partly
reflects speculation about a possible takeover, as well as Corel’s
adapting its WordPerfect software to run with the Linux operating
system. The fast-growing Linux platform can be downloaded free from
the Internet.”

“Corel’s potential to cash in on the Linux technology is helping
bring institutional investors back to the company, says Duncan
Stewart, portfolio manager at Tera Capital Corp. in Toronto.”

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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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