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Fwd: Corel to offer Linux WordPerfect Office 2000 for free
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Fri Nov 20 09:10:32 1998
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:08:00 +0100
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Hi friends
Just thaught this might be of some interest to you guys.
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THE REGISTER
Posted 18/11/98 4:14pm by Tony Smith
Corel to offer Linux WordPerfect Office 2000 for free
Corel president and CEO Michael Cowpland has promised his company wil=
l
provide its WordPerfect Office 2000 suite to Linux users free of
charge. And the company has its eyes on Citrix's approach to computin=
g
with a technology that allows the OS to run Windows applications
remotely. Speaking at Comdex, Cowpland said Corel was taking on a Red=
Hat style approach to sales for the forthcoming productivity suite.
While a CD version of the product will retail for around $50,
individual users will be able to download the suite for free. The
announcement follows Corel's previous decision to make the standalone=
WordPerfect 8 for Linux free for personal use. It also marks a furthe=
r
stage in the company's shift away from Java. WordPerfect was one of
the few off-the-shelf software companies to commit themselves to Java=
versions of their producivity tools, but in the end WordPerfect Offic=
e
for Java never made it beyond beta. In the Corel scheme of things,
Linux has effectively replaced Java. "It's just not robust enough as =
a
complete platform," said Cowpland, describing the Sun technology.
"Linux is going to be the next big thing." "Linux is going like a
rocket," he added. "It's telling us that no, it's not going to be a
one-platform world." Java still has a role in Corel's plans, however.=
It will provide the link between Windows and Linux -- Corel is
developing JBridge, a technology that allows Java-enabled browsers
running in a Linux environment to run Windows applications, much in
the way Citrix's MetaFrame allows Unix, Mac and Windows clients to
access applications running on an NT server. JBridge is due to ship b=
y
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