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To: Steve Johnston who wrote (8702)	2/17/2000 1:35:00 AM
From: Scott Volmar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9798

Steve, Dr. Cowpland has proven his mettle through very tough times. After bumping up against a concrete wall known as MSFT, he's made every effort to produce revenues and earnings as best he could. He could have given up long ago, but didn't. Through it all, he's shown tremendous strength and character. He's made the necessary "course corrections" along the way. The merger with INPR is a stroke of genius. It places two great talents together, with the strength of each other's resources to produce a much stronger whole. The synergy is obvious, shortly the fruit will be plain to see for all to see. As to revenue from Linux, it will take care of itself as demand increases, and it will increase. Companies will want to buy the per seat licenses and the support that comes with it. Productivity applications are a given as no other Suite for Linux comes close WP 2000. Moreover, as vendors of peripherals provide drivers for Linux, demand for Corel desktop will accelerate exponentially. Drivers are the last hurdle to overcome in order for Linux to reach the masses, both business and consumer. Despite talk of hesitation among peripheral vendor's about giving away trade secrets through open source, there must be a compromise between they and the Linux community. The traditional vendors will be under increasing pressure to do so, because if they don't somebody else will. As to Windows, I like Mr. Fuller's statement about building revenue through legacy products, like Windows, to fuel the new technology. To do that, Corel will have to improve their offerings, and become more effective in advertising. Now, they will have the cash and capability to do both. Something not yet commented upon as a huge positive is rebuilding of the marketing department. This change has been a long time coming. Corel needs new talent to complete its restructuring. Now that they have cash, they need to use it wisely and bring on people who can create excitement and demand for its quality product offerings. All these things are coming together for Dr. Cowpland and the many, many good and dedicated employees of Corel. Cheers, Scott