Corel abandons Java initiative and embraces Windows NT

Corel has scrapped plans to offer a Java-only version of its WordPerfectOffice, abandoning a key part of its anti-Microsoft offensive. Corel citeslack of demand for Java and lost momentum in the 13 months it struggled toget a working version of the product going.

Corel now plans to focus on selling software that runs on Microsoft'sWindows NT operating system, a sure thing compared to their Java plans. Corel said that "surging demand for Windows NT" was the major factor indeciding to dump Java for NT. The company feels that Java will need a fulltwo years before it can be competitive and that supporting NT will allowthem to start selling product within five months.

Thanks to Ian Treleaven for tipping me (and eventually, news.com) off to this story