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A quick look back at Corel Linux OS, another attempt to make a competing Windows-like OS

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:00:02 +0000

Corel Linux first launched in 1999, from the same company that at the time owned the WordPerfect word processing software. While it was made to compete with Microsoft's Windows it quickly died off. Read more...

Microsoft sues Corel over a slider UI patent

Justin Luna — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has recently sued software company Corel for allegedly copying Office's design, and infringing on some of the patents it has filed, one of which includes a slider user interface. Read more...

Novell's lawsuit against Microsoft finally ends with U.S. Supreme Court rejection

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:18:14 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request from Novell to take up its anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft, finally ending a court battle that has been going on for years. Read more...

Judge throws out Novell's case against Microsoft

John Callaham — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:14:00 +0000

A judge in the long running WordPerfect case between Microsoft and Novell has dismissed the suit in Microsoft's favor, ruling that WordPerfect's market share was already too low to save it. Read more...

Microsoft to ask for dismissal of case against Novell

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:59:31 +0000

Microsoft plans to ask for a full dismissal of the case against Novell concerning its WordPerfect software after a jury was unable to come up with a verdict in the case last week. Read more...

Microsoft-Novell lawsuit enters third day of jury deliberations

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:23:30 +0000

The jury that is currently deliberating the fate of the lawsuit between Microsoft and Novell in Salt Lake City will enter its third day with no hint of a verdict in sight. Read more...

Microsoft-Novell trial goes to the jury

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:53:34 +0000

The trial between Microsoft and Novell is now in the hands of the jury in Salt Lake City, Utah as they must now decided whether or not Microsoft is guilty of engaging in anticompetitive behavior. Read more...

Bill Gates concludes testimony in Novell trial

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:52:55 +0000

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates concluded his testimony Tuesday in a Salt Lake City courtroom in a case that has Microsoft fighting off a lawsuit against Novell, the former owner of WordPerfect. Read more...

Bill Gates gives first day of testimony in Novell-WordPerfect trial

John Callaham — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:10:54 +0000

Testifying today at the lawsuit trial between Microsoft and Novell, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates claims that Microsoft dumped an unnamed feature from Windows 95 because of stability. Read more...

Corel releases public beta of WordPerfect Lightning

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:47:21 +0000

Corel released a free public beta of WordPerfect Lightning on Tuesday, a word processor that blends a desktop-based application with online collaboration and storage features. WordPerfect Lightening has a "Notes" tool to save text and... Read more...

Novell sues Microsoft for sinking WordPerfect

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:44:35 +0000

Novell filed suit against Microsoft on Friday, claiming the company used anti-competitive tactics in the desktop software market during the 1990s. As expected, the suit argues that Microsoft restrained trade from 1994... Read more...

Corel to test WordPerfect for Linux

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:58:23 +0000

Corel plans to test the waters later this month for a Linux version of its WordPerfect productivity software. A Corel representative said the company's online store will begin selling a "proof-of-concept" Linux-native version of WordPerfect... Read more...

Corel sets WordPerfect update

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 20:46:27 +0000

Software maker Corel announced a new version Monday of its WordPerfect office software, marketing the package as a low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office for consumers and small businesses. WordPerfect Office 12, set to... Read more...

Wordperfect 2002 gets its 2nd Service Pack

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:17:21 +0000

Seen @ M3DZone, cheers Viper. Corel is pleased to announce that WordPerfect Office 2002 Service Pack 2 is now available. This service pack, available as a free download, includes several new features and enhancements. One... Read more...