Retailers and Corel Products

[David Conrad]

I am rooting for Corel, but.....you can't make money on a product if stores
or retailers don't carry it!!! Who is selling Paradox 8?

I have found it in two places: software.com and Corel Galleria. Not
Egghead, not BestBuy, no computer store that I have visited. Anyone on the
'net?

As an amateur ready to invest a long-term time commitment to learning a
database application program, it is hard to make a case for Paradox. This
is not because of the quality of the product -- I just wrote a Paradox
application to manage school music contests (solo & ensemble events). Will
Paradox be here in two years? Will Corel be around in two years with more
$20,000,000 million loss-quarters?

I am rooting for Corel, but at $2.00 per share, things look bleak. Why
should I invest my time in Paradox? Develop a scenario....

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David Conrad
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[Peter A. Stavrakoglou]

How about Computer City, CompUSA, Tiger Direct... They all carry it.

David Conrad wrote:

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Never argue with a fool, he may be doing the same.

[Mother]

Just yesterday, I found all of two copies of Paradox 8 in
our local Computer City. I will concede that CompUSA had it
a couple of weeks ago, but the last time I was there, no dice.
And the copies I have seen were buried, not prominently displayed.
I have yet to see Paradox 8 in the Tiger catalog, only
WordPerfect Suite Professional 8. Carrying a product is
a far cry from promoting the sale of a product. MicroS**t
Office and its components are displayed across four feet of
shelf space, top to bottom, in each of these stores.
Corel Office products are lucky to have a single verticle
column, and Lotus SmartSuite had just one space. Shows
very clearly what products these big box stores are
supporting and what products they carry just for the few "foolish"
people who insist on buying only "brand x".

J. Matthew Good
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