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To: Steve who wrote (5512)	8/28/1998 11:01:00 PM
From: BrownBag	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9798

It is certainly not a surprise that I work at Corel. I have always said that. When the Java efforts were moved from Ottawa to Orem, none of the people moved. It is not much of a reach to realize that 50 Java developers in Ottawa did not just move to C work on Draw. I don't disclose strategy, but it is no secret that most of the Java developers left. Corel has never said that much, if any code from COJ could be reused. I don't think I could tell you anything about the Java strategy that is proprietary. The developers learned it from PC Week and the press just like the rest of the public. Whatever Mike said in public became the new strategy du jour. It's easy to say that I don't care since Corel dumped me, but that is not the case. I just don't want people saying "Gee what a smart thing they did cutting costs and consolidating" without realizing that what looks good on paper may not work out so well in reality. I spent too long at WP dealing directly with the Word Processor to want to see it end up in the bargain racks at your local store. However, if I were running a company, I would not rely on Corel's promises until I see the results of the consolidation -- long term. In the short term. Until you see a strategy with pre-release code for any Java products don't just assume previous work proved they know what they are doing. Don't assume JBridge is hot until you see something working better than Citrix under load. I would like to believe that Draw is going to get corporate penetration. You are never going to see a big Corel just selling to consumers with Draw. Look at the add in packages -- almost none of them work with Corel Draw. They all work with Adobe and most work with MicroGrafx. Why is that? If Corel owns 80% of the market and/or is the biggest why don't other products generally work with Corel. Perhaps it's just a symptom, but I think it shows that other companies don't see Corel compatibility benefiting them very much. Perhaps it will become evident that spending more attention to the Suite and Draw would have been better than jumping into Java and the Video Network Computer, but that's not as sexy and newsworthy. It just keeps customers coming back, and a few new ones showing up. There is nothing wrong with adding Internet and HTML capabilities to all the products. That would probably be better than writing a new Java strategy every couple months. Oh well. My new company I work for does not compete head on with MSoft. I don't think I will know what to do now that I don't have to focus my entire work life around hating MSoft.