Update -
Slashdot had an entry on the story, and Applix responded:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=00/11/28/2021217&cid=125
Basically, they will continue to develop the desktop version, and are
better integrating it into the server version (Anywhere). They are
committing to continued development & support of the desktop version.
jeff
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Farrell Woods wrote:
> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:38:12 -0500
> From: Farrell Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: GNHLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Applix
>
> Jeffry Smith wrote:
> >
> > Two news reports on Applix (for those who attended the last quarterly
> > and heard Vistasource talk):
> > http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/11/28/1858248
> > about Vistasource giving up on Applix
> > and
> > http://www.vistasource.com/news/press/pr_966348464
> > Of them merging Applix into AnyWhere office (the Java office suite).
>
> The newsforge article might be just a little hasty:
>
> According to what I'm reading in the Applix mailing list, the VistaSource
> person quoted is their VP of sales, not marketing. They're not dropping
> ApplixWare (now known as "Anyware Desktop"), in fact in the list their
> director of customer service promises continued development of the
> product.
>
> I expect they'll have some sort of rebuttal posted to their own web site
> shortly. Hopefully newsforge can correct their article. They took some
> stuff kinda out of context...
>
>
> -- Farrell (who is not associated with Applix or VistaSource)
>
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