Corel joins Linux effort with
new system
SAN JOSE, California--Adopting a formula that has proven
successful for Microsoft, Corel announced today that it
will release not only office applications for Linux, but
also a version of the Unix-like operating system itself.
Corel's distribution of Linux, called Corel Desktop Linux, is
designed to simplify the system and installation issues that
impede more widespread use of Linux.
"So far, [Linux] has been mainly for enthusiasts and servers,
and the desktop has not happened in a big way," Corel chief
executive Michael Cowpland said today, leading off the
LinuxWorld Expo and Conference here. "It's got to be like
Windows."
The ultimate plan is to be able to offer a "one-stop shopping
arrangement" that gives companies the ability to offer a
complete Linux-based computer that costs $500, "without any
built-in tax to Redmond," he said, referring to the Washington
state headquarters of rival Microsoft.
Corel's strategy puts the Ottawa company in a similar category
as Microsoft, in that both have an operating system and
common software such as a word processor that runs on top of
it. Microsoft has come under fire for leveraging its position as
the dominant desktop OS supplier....
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