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To: zax who wrote (8196)	12/17/1999 11:04:00 AM
From: Mohammed Bhimji	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9798

I agree. Corel has potential, while the chance of Corel dropping are real there are an equal number of chances it going back into the 40's, 50's and 60's. But now it will take REAL momentum by the company. They need to sign more deals, Creative and the 2D/3D were significant. It opens more doors for game developers. If Corel can sign companies like Intuit to develop their applications for Linux then the stock will move further. Problems with the CEO, CFO and others are problems. But I believe Corel can overcome them.

To: zax who wrote (8196)	12/17/1999 9:36:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Respond to of 9798

Bad idea, Zax. You claim that Corel is uniquely positioned to capitalize on Linux and cite that Microsoft derives half its revenues from Microsoft Office. The former is false and the latter is true. Corel has a sub-standard office product that was transported here from the middle '80s through lots of hands. They bundle it with freeware CD-ROMs, meaningless from a revenue point of view. Take a look at StarOffice. Seems to be uniquely positioned as well, if you can have two uniquely positioned companies. Sun Microsystems bought it so they could give it away. That product isn't a johnny-come-lately to Linux or Solaris like Corel is. Corel is just moving some of their Windows guts over to Linux so you have the same tragic abortion-ware running on both. Corel has been flapping their gums for years about this opportunity and that. Contrast the cheap rhetoric with the cold, hard facts and you'll be running for the door faster than you ever thought possible.