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Corel To Test WordPerfect For Linux

Posted by simoniker on from the we-have-a-corel-icon dept.

prostoalex writes "CNET News says Corel will introduce a native Linux version of its WordPerfect Office product on April 15th . This will be a pilot project, as Corel executives want to find out whether it's worth competing with the other products (namely StarOffice and OpenOffice)." The piece mentions: "Corel previously produced a Linux-native version of WordPerfect 8, released in 1998, and offered a Linux-translated version of WordPerfect 9 in 2000, when Linux was still a cornerstone of the company's broader strategy."

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  1. Can it check your msil? by Yonkeltron · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah but can it check your mail, manage your datebook, provide emotional support, evaluate elisp, surf the web, read Usenet and fix your car like Emacs can?

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  2. Re:Lets hope Corel doesn't screw this up. by cubicledrone · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is just a stupid move, and someone at Corel should almost certainly be fired over it.

    No. People don't get fired for reasons any more. They just get fired. Look at the Apprentice. The suffering and misfortune of the powerless is sport now. Televised sport.

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  3. Word Perfect had the greatest feature ever... by Colonel+Cholling · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Make it fit." Many an undergraduate's paper has been stretched from seven to ten pages with that little gem, and it's so much more visually innocuous than the standard tack of big chunky margins and 14-point font.

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