Houck said he expects the HP deal to give Corel an additional 3 million WordPerfect users over the next year-although some may still choose to buy and install Office. corporations have been less than pleased over Microsoft's new licensing terms. Meanwhile, several foreign governments have begun to experiment with Linux-based desktops, while some U.S.

Although it can't be upgraded, the academic version contains the same applications as the regular version of the software, but costs $330 less. Possibly to combat this trend, Microsoft has been selling the academic version of Office XP, once typically only found in campus bookstores and educational outlets, in Target, WalMart and other large stores, according to analysts. Toshiba, which reclaimed the top spot in worldwide notebook shipments in the first quarter, incorporates the Lotus SmartSuite from IBM on a variety of its models.ĭell Computer has also used Corel in its budget SmartStep PCs (recently replaced with an equivalent Dimension machine) since October 2001.

Swapping in Office XP would add $470 to the total price of the system. Sony, the fastest-growing PC manufacturer in the world, features the WordPerfect suite on a number of high-end and budget PCs. 'With over 300 million users worldwide, Microsoft Office has become the choice of individuals who need to be more productive and organizations who need a reliable set of tools to run their businesses,' a Microsoft representative said in response to the HP announcement.Ĭonsumers are also showing increasing acceptance of non-Microsoft suites, although Microsoft still outsells its competitors. Microsoft didn't appear to be worried about the deal.

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