11.13.09

Novell — Like Corel — Becomes a Microsoft Vassal, Promotes XAML-based Desktop

Posted in Corel, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Mono, NetWare, Novell, Patents at 2:32 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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… Microsoft XAML

A T the beginning of 2008 we wrote this summary of how Microsoft had turned Corel from a GNU/Linux proponent into a.NET proponent. Microsoft neutered the competition using money. In other words, a small ‘bribe’ was once again used to dismantle competition. There is a lot to be learned here also from Apple [ 1, 2, 3 ].

In a new article from SJVN, the history of GNU/Linux on the desktop is outlined with the following portion about Corel: “ Alas, after Corel …

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09.22.08

Microsoft Executives Penetrate Corel, Yahoo; Is Novell Next?

Posted in Corel, Google, Microsoft, Novell, Search at 8:43 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

… stuff, no matter one’s opinion on "guerrilla marketing" and "proxy fights".

In other news, Corel is adding a former Microsoft executive to its top ranks.

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Kazuo Sakai will join Corel as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan Operations and President, Corel Japan effective immediately.

Corel may not survive, having surrendered to …

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08.22.08

Corel’s Days Seem Numbered After Selling Out to Microsoft, Just Like Novell

Posted in Corel, Deals, GNU/Linux, Linspire, Microsoft, Novell, Xandros at 7:50 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Corel used to be about GNU/Linux, but then Microsoft signed a deal with it

C orel was once a company boasting a GNU/Linux strategy. It was a promising leader with plenty of resources at its disposal. Then, a mysterious deal was signed with Microsoft and the company embraced things like.NET. Initially it had promised to keep its GNU/Linux direction alive, but the promise didn’t last. Over …

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07.09.08

Corel: Whose side is it on anyway?

Posted in Corel, GNOME, GNU/Linux, HP, Linspire, Microsoft, Novell, Open XML, Patents, Xandros at 4:47 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

… its deal with Microsoft. Ambivalent, confused, aimless and reliant on other companies. That’s Corel.

It’s almost like Novell, only several years further down the line. The GNU/Linux identity of Corel is absolutely lost by now. As for Novell, that loss of identity is still 'work in progress'.

Corel produces software only for Windows. It’s still proprietary, just as Microsoft et al prefer for it to be (Fernando Cassia calls it a mistake ). Corel was among the first parties to …

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04.25.08

Viewing Corel as the Lesson That Must Be Learned About OOXML

Posted in America, Antitrust, Corel, Europe, Microsoft, Novell, Office Suites, Open XML, OpenDocument at 3:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

… some background about the company's history when it comes to formats, Linux, and Microsoft. Is Corel collapsing at the moment, based on the news about its CEO resigning ?

The CEO of Corel Corp. plans to resign, two weeks after an investment firm that owns a majority stake in the Ottawa-based graphics and desktop applications software vendor offered to acquire all of the remaining shares and take the company private for the second time in five years.

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Ironically, WordPerfect …

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02.25.08

Corel, Like Novell, is Microsoft’s Friend, Not Its Competitor

Posted in Corel, Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Open XML at 10:55 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

… them, devour them (new cartoon)

A reader advised us to summarise what we know about Corel and its past affairs with Microsoft, as well as their present state of affairs. We wrote about this many times before, so here is a summary of posts of interest.

References prevent unneeded repetition, so here are some selected past items along with their excerpts (unchanged since the time of writing, so mind the dates).

How Microsoft Attacked Corel/WP

Novell Should Learn from …

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10.05.07

Corel Serves Microsoft, But Does it Even Better

Posted in Corel, Formats, Interoperability, Microsoft, Office Suites, Open XML, OpenDocument, OpenOffice, Standard, SUN at 12:18 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

When it comes to OOXML, Corel is a particularly interesting story. Quite a few years ago, when Corel became a big threat to Microsoft and a close friend of Linux, Microsoft essentially hijacked and subverted the company’s natural route [ 1, 2 ]. Antitrust memos reveal a lot more information [ 1, 2 ] which Microsoft does not want you to have. Fortunately, copies had been grabbed before Microsoft settled the trial …

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12.28.16

Links 28/12/2016: OpenVPN 2.4, SeaMonkey 2.46

Posted in News Roundup at 5:57 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

… computers, we had boxes of floppy disks with amazing software like FreeHand, QuarkXPress, CorelDraw, and many others. And all could be had for only a few hundred dollars. At that time, we had to order the boxes of disks from software publishers and install them, disk-by-disk. Then publishers would introduce new, incredible enhancements and upgrades that could be purchased for… a couple hundred bucks.

10 Best Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Programs I Found in 2016 …

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