To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2147 ) 7/31/1998 8:05:00 PM From: esecurities(tm) Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4231
SWEBFs future?:BROD, TLC, IMSI, MSFT...:In Perspective. Opinion and Analysis. The Learning Company reaches definitive merger agreement with Broderbund biz.yahoo.com Broderbund Acquires Home Design Software from Autodesk biz.yahoo.com ... . . ...the [industry] trend appears not to be SWEBFs friend... ...it simply appears SWEBF/Alpha's mission statement is flawed, at least, with respect to their Business Utilities [PowerCleaner, Clean and Protect, Express Fax?, Simply Paperless?, and now Home/Landscape Designer?...]...Alpha appears to be WAY out of their league viz a viz critical mass/market share/consumer and industry reputation/reviews/awards/shelfspace/...WebFiler Development Group was [secretly/surreptitiously?] spun off and SoftQuad's HoTMetaL sales have plummeted ref/ Fiscal 1996 and 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders...recent communications with both SoftQuad, Inc and WebFiler business units tend to confirm smoking guns exist...SWEBFs future appears to be hanging entirely on NewKidCo [and a timely Lernout arbitration favorable/substantial judgement in addition to a timely and substantial monetary sale of SoftQuad, Inc]...otherwise SWEBF will be in a position of having insufficient working capital to efficiently and effectively launch potential blockbuster's NewKidCo and ONLINE m erchant...and mini blockbuster Microsoft FlightSim add-ons business unit...ONLINE m erchant simply and unequivocally has to be launched and marketed pursuant to the Yahoo! business model...UBIQUITOUS AND MEGA DAILY IN YOUR FACE ALLIANCES UNTIL ONLINE m erchant, simply, is the only low-end eCommerce package to own...AND NOW! and is the package named by 9 out of 10 consumers 1 year after launch...otherwise ONLINE m erchant will be next year's PowerCleaner...(.)