CHAPTER 8 Communicating: Word Processing, Desktop Publishing, Electronic Publishing, and Presenting
Microsoft Takes Stock in Corel In a friendly deal with Corel, Microsoft has purchased a 25 percent share of the company. Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 is the major competitor to Microsoft Office 2000. The two companies have been bitter rivals but have agreed to settle all legal disputes and focus on Microsoft's .Net initiative, which emphasizes moving applications to the Internet. What this means to the consumer is unclear.