Original Message----
From: Robert (Robbie) Bach
Sent: Friday, January 17, 1997 8:50 AM
To: Bill Gates
Subject: FW: Netscape: and Corel to Provide Integrated Software
Optimized for Network-Centric Environment
Per our discussion in the hotel room.., this press release actually says
they are "jointly developing WordPerfect 8" and integrating Communicator
into that. Combine that with the Corel Java work and I think this does
make Netscape a key competitor ....
Robbie
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From: Library News Service
---Original Message---
From: Bill Gates
Sent: Friday, January 17, 1997 12:56 PM
To: Robert (Robbie) Bach
Cc: Richard Fade; Jon E)eVaan; Brad Silverberg
Subject: RE: Netscape: and Corel to Provide Integrated Software
Optimized for Network-Centric Environment
I guess the Groupwise relationship with Novell was structured so that
Corel could just ignore it since this attacks that directly. I thought
Corel had committed a bunch of royalties for Groupwise and loyalty to
Novell. We should have Novell analysts probe this issue.
I do wonder how the pricing between the 2 companies work since they both
want to make revenue on these products. We should get Netscape and Corel
analysts to probe this issue.
We do need to get our people to evaluate these JAVA products again. I
look forward to seeing what the analysis comes up with.
With Netscape and Corel working together its nice that we organized
ourselves so the group attacking Netscape and the group attacking Corel
are under common leadership! I agree their relationship could get
stronger over time with Netscape buying Corel. It would be complex but
if they pulled it off it would strengthen them.
--Original Message----
From: Robert (Robbie) Bach
Sent: Monday, January 20, 1997 4:50 PM
To: Bill Gates
Cc: Richard Fade: Jon DeVaan; Brad Silverberg; Steven Sinofsky; Michael
Hebert; Michael Graft; Brad Chase
Subject: RE: Netscape: and Corel to Provide Integrated Software
Optimized for Network-Centric Environment
You mentioned this in the MYR today...we are following up and calling
analysts to get their info on the Netscape/Corel relationship. ..
MikeHeb will forward as soon as we have it. SteveSi is also looking at
the latest Corel Java apps they posted.
Thanks
Robbie
From: Steven Sinofsky
Sent: Monday, January 20, 1997 5:24 PM
To: Bill Gates
Subject: FW: Netscape: and Corel to Provide Integrated Software
Optimized for Network-Centric Environment
I sent this to aaron:
it is also http://officeweb/publicl/javaaoffice
http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/2000/PX02629.pdf
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