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Ottawa Citizen: Cowpland’s back with brighter prospects

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 30, 1999

“It must have seemed a good idea at the time, charging Mike
Cowpland with insider trading, but it’s looking kind of flat and
spent now, like an old inner tube… Today Corel sports a beefed up
$20 share price, a full head of steam and prospects brighter than
we’ve seen for years — forever, maybe…”

“… lest there be any doubt, the business of Corel these
days is not Draw, or WordPerfect. It’s Linux. Linux is the reason
Corel is hotter than a pistol
; the reason the company’s stock
is higher than it’s been in almost four years. Linux is also the
engine Corel is counting on to drive its stock — and maybe even
its revenues — forward.”

“Linux right now is a pure stock play, and if you’re in the
Linux space, you’re going to make money.

“BLC Securities analyst Michel Delavergne should have his
licence removed for rating Corel stock a “reduce” as late as
mid-October…”

Complete
story
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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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