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To: hdl who wrote (6623)	5/11/1999 8:26:00 AM
From: James P Shaw	Respond to of 9798

I thought wordperfect was always superior to word and that microsoft was the one seeking to close the gap and have them on a par That was true when WordPerfect was a DOS based product (I think it was version 4.1). Borland/Novell blew it when they were slow to create a windows version. Actually MS Word windows version owes a lot to MS Apple product days. Although they had a DOS version of Word (last version was 5.0 I believe), the Mac version of MS Word was pretty nifty (was it the best, I don't know). By the way, Scott, I believe was talking about the Office Suites, not the Word Processors. The WordPerfect Office was Borland's response to MS' Office suite, so we are comparing two different apples. MS Office Suite is the current leader, and has been for a while (the best integration of any of the suites). Although Novell/Corel has been doing extensive work on a better integration between the products in their respective suites (as have Lotus). Ciao! Jim Shaw

To: hdl who wrote (6623)	5/11/1999 11:49:00 AM
From: Scott Volmar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9798

HDL, It is my opinion and many others that WP8 is superior to Word. The problem is that management has neither the vision, the talent, nor the cash to let the world know, especially when the term "Microsoft Family" is bandied about. Hence my pessimism toward major increases in the share price. Quattro Pro, although excellent in its own right, is not quite as good as Excel. But version 9 comes closer, however Corel needs to add an equivalent feature for pivot tables. Quattro Pro could also use a dynamic name change to help boost its image. Paradox is superior to Access, although it has not been noted to be as easy to use. A further complication to WP is that IBM has embedded Via Voice into Word Pro, which may give it an edge in sales over WordPerfect and Word if voice recognition is one's primary need. In short, the only reason Corel cannot gain a 30% marketshare for Officeware is the psychological attachment to Microsoft. To overcome that barrier, Corel needs vision, talent, and cash. Over and Out, Scott