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To: A. Reader who wrote (890)12/31/1998 8:56:00 AM
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Is Linux desktop DOA?
...."We'd like to become the dominant brand in the Linux world... We want to seed the market and bring Linux over to the desktop," says McNab.

A long way to go
Despite Corel's gusto surrounding the Linux desktop, it has been very slow getting off the ground. According to International Data Corp.'s preliminary 1998 numbers, Linux captured only 2.5 percent of the worldwide desktop market, positioning itself between Macintosh and IBM's OS/2 in the OS pecking order. Compared to Microsoft Windows' 86 percent market share, it isn't much to base a business on.
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To: A. Reader who wrote (890)12/31/1998 8:56:00 AM
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Corel Takes WordPerfect 8 to Linux
...Corel, of Ottawa, is also investigating alternative forms of distribution, including possible bundling deals with suppliers of the Linux operating system, company officials said. Corel plans to deliver a Linux version of its entire productivity suite several months after it ships the next version of WordPerfect Office 2000 in the spring, officials said.
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