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To: Dennis Nicks who wrote (4907)	5/17/2000 12:40:00 PM
From: Bruce W. Shier	Respond to of 5102

Ya, some rage.... "Once the shouting and cursing subsided, Mr. Fuller stormed from the fourth-floor office of Corel's chief financial officer, slamming the door so forcefully that it was ripped off its hinges." I would really be impressed if his rage lead him to pop them on the chin.

To: Dennis Nicks who wrote (4907)	5/17/2000 5:13:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

Dennis, everybody knew about the reputation of Corel's CEO and certainly anybody would soon know five minutes into an inquiry. Show me one public statement where Cowpland came through and I will show you the Gates enjoying tea with the Ellisons as they discuss their respective company's next moves. Cowpland's capacity for fiction is legendary. When he claimed the deal was on, did you believe him? Now he's out there telling everybody things are "perfect", in essence, that they couldn't be better. That's the kind of fiction that, in my opinion, has made him comical buffoon in the eyes of many analysts. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Dennis Nicks who wrote (4907)	5/17/2000 6:21:00 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 5102

I like Fuller -- certainly better than Yocam. But I'll tell you -- there is no reason he should have been "surprised" by Corel's poor performance. So far as I can see, it didn't surprise anyone else. This company has a long history of turning out crappy products and crappy performance. Even when they START with a decent product (Quattro Pro, for example), two releases later it is crap. It will be interesting to see how we proceed. Of course, I have options expiring in January so I'd like us to proceed -- uh -- quickly.