Monday, September 23, 2013

Word(Not So)Perfect

Novell's lawsuit against Microsoft that started 10 years ago finally got thrown out of court this week (washingtonpost.com).  Since 1995, when Microsoft decided to go with their own word processor instead of Novell's WordPerfect, Novell has gone from a technology industry leader to... "what's Novell?"  If Novell were still innovating like they were in their glory days, a lawsuit against Microsoft over something that happened 18 years ago wouldn't even be worth their time.  To be strong in an industry evolving as rapidly as technology, you can't get hung up on one product like WordPerfect.  You have to find what people want right now, rethink your strategies, and reinvent your company to stay on top.  20 years ago anyone in the tech field would be able to tell you all about Novell.  All I know about them today is that they used to own WordPerfect, and I only know that because I worked at a law school.  Apparently, lawyers still use WordPerfect.  It must be easier to tell lies on a crappy text editor.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2013 at 4:19 PM

    Do you know why Novell wasted all that time and money on a lawsuit they knew wasn't going to win? It wasn't about the money, it was about holding a deceitful backstabbing company accountable for its actions. I would encourage you to do some more research into the events leading to this lawsuit before badmouthing a company that was just trying see justice served. There was fault at both ends.

    PS: It is a sad day when a company's "status" is rated by how many undergraduate students know anything about them. That means nine tenths of the companies in the world must suck.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 27, 2013 at 5:22 PM

      Thank you for your comment Tim. I'm not trying to badmouth Novell. I'm just pointing out that they do not hold the same status they did in the 90's, and giving my opinion why.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    Honestly, I just don't like Word Perfect. I feel like Word is by far a better product. I know, I know...I probably just like them better because I'm more used to it. No really, I remember growing up with my parents having both word processors on their computer - Word won every time.

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