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iStrategy (SA): Corel boss talks comeback strategy

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 20, 1999

“iStrategy editor Arthur Goldstuck talks comeback strategy with
Michael Cowpland, CEO of Corel Corporation, and his VP Derek
Burney.”

“Michael Cowpland: I guess the key strategy is the fact that we
are strong on the Windows platform, in both the office suite and
Unix, and now we can be very influential in legitimising the Linux
platform, because we have all these applications that we can bring
over, with compatibility to ourselves, and we’re also compatible
with the Microsoft products. So we can help develop the alternative
platform of Linux, which is a very compelling one, to lie
underneath the solutions…”


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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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