>>we both agreed that Microsoft made a mistake in not taking over Softquad
Mike, was this actually being considered? There is no question, in our opinion, that SoftQuad represents a crown-jewel acquisition for, now, many companies, from Symantec, Oracle, IBM, AT&T, Netscape, NetDynamics, Novell, CA, McAffee, InterLeaf...
and there is also no question, Microsoft knows this also, which is why we like SWEBF's approach of using VARs/Consultants to create worldwide marketshare for some of these products versus solely competing with MSFT at the [Microsoft dominated/controlled?] retail level... The Legacy alliance, PGSoft alliance, WebFiler/HoTMetaL XML enabled eCommerce solution, SoftScape alliance, are establishing SoftQuad as a significant factor in both software publishing and Internet eCommerce, of which, any one of these companies should desire for these respective products' significant growth and potential marketshare dominance and maximization of shareholder value, in general, for said potential acquiror(s). |
