Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Friday 20 April 2007 18:36 \__
>
>> Excel product Promotion Strawman
>>
>> Joe Krawczak
>> May 1, 1990
>>
>> ..
>>
>> Lotus in contrast, has been a news machine, recently shipped a host of
>> new products - 2.2. 3.0 /G /M, 123 Unix, @SQL, SQL Server driver,
>> especially lets Lotus encroach on our leading technology position to
>> ~~~~~ also offers some advantages over Excel.
>>
>> In the period until Excel 3 ships, we have no compelling product news to
>> generate renewed interest in Excel. Win 3 will expand our market
>> potential, but does not give us any direct product news. Q+E 2.5 will
>> use some fresh product news to talk about in June, but is a parity
>> feature with Lotus. Going into the crucial T3 sales period, we are
>> relying on Win 3 to create demand for Excel as the only Windows
>> spreadsheet.
>
>
> ...and using some hidden APIs, we (MS) can sabotage the rivals' software
> while boosting our own.
>
>
>> http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/4000/PX04449.pdf
>>
>
Personally, I was a huge fan of quattro pro, as it seemed to be well
superior to 123, and Excel was some kind of also-ran - nobody was taking
it seriously, afairc.
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