__/ [ 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
>
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