“Corel said Monday it will take over Inprise/Borland, a deal
aimed at winning top spot in the fledgling Linux arena.
Inprise/Borland sells application development tools and
middleware.”
“From a practical standpoint it’s an interesting place for
Cowpland and [Inprise/Borland interim CEO] Dale Fuller to put a
stake in the ground,” says Tim Bajarin, president of Creative
Strategies, a high-tech consulting firm. “But when it really gets
down to it, they don’t control their own destiny….”
“At the risk of sounding like a Pollyanna, I view it as
basically positive, with limited risks to the company,” says
Jean Orr, an analyst at BlueStone Capital in New York.”
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