DOJ snubs Microsoft, adopts WordPerfect
WinInfo | at | by Mike
The US Department of Justice (DOJ), which pursued an antitrust against Microsoft for several years, has snubbed the software giant and signed a significant software deal with its rival WordPerfect. Under terms of the deal, the DOJ will purchase 50,000 licenses of WordPerfect Office 12, the latest version of the company's office productivity suite. The deal is worth $13.2 million over five years.
Privately held Corel does not disclose sales figures, but the $13.2 million deal likely represents more to the company than just the dollar figure. By comparison, Microsoft made over $2.8 billion from its Microsoft Office products in just the final quarter of 2004.