I agree that Corel probably has more capability, but the quality sucks.
You see, I don't know where folks derive that notion from. We have Corel Draw 8 at home and CD9 at work, and the Mrs. really uses the hell out of it at both locations, and she swears by it and says that it only infrequently crashes. And she just told me that she can't remember ever having it crash the entire Windows O/S which MSFT products do for me constantly (IE5.0 is INCREDIBLY unstable on my system and even my Norton CrashGuard can't prevent it from taking down my whole system).
I don't have a problem if an app crashes as pretty much every system has similar problems. It when it takes the OS with it that p*sses me off and Linux seems to have that ability to ward off sympathetic OS crashes. Quite unlike Windows.
But let's face some facts here. Two month ago CORL was on the ropes and there was every belief that MC would drag the ship down along with him. It is still a bit on the shaky side, but with a new Linux release, MC's resignation, and continually winning awards for its software, both Linux and Windoze based, I can't see where you derive so much negativity.
And I appreciate your correcting me about the Linux revenues. Do you think it may have something to do with that edition being essentially Version 1.0 of their Linux transition, suffering from the "I'll wait until version 2.0 syndrome"?
What I think still appeals about CORL's offering is that it provides a relatively simple transition from Windows to Linux, retaining a familiar interface. That can mean a lot of time saved for a corporate IT office responsible for training employees on new software. I've never used StarOffice, but I'll wager that the interface is different than Windows based software and thus unfamiliar. Correct me if I'm wrong.
And finally, it is very difficult to find high quality mutually compatible office and graphic applications like those of MSFT and CORL. But since MSFT isn't moving to Linux, that seems, IMO, to open up a potentially lucrative marketplace for CORL's product line. CORL doesn't derive that $213 million in revenue from selling software door to door. They still have significant distribution and marketing channels that companies like RHAT and LNUX are trying to develop fresh.
In the end, what really matters is that the chart is telling us all we need to know:
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And the weekly chart is what position traders are REALLY LOOKING AT for a more intermediate term directional indication:
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Look especially at the stochastics and the DMI, both of which are fully confirming were moving back to the upside. And the tight bollinger band formation is an indication that it will likely occur with significant volatility as the face off between buyers and sellers if finally resolved in an upward direction.
So you can bad mouth CORL as much as you like, but the chart is clearly indicating that the downward trend has bottomed and is reversing to the upside.
So ladies and gentlemen... place your bets. |
