Lotus and WordPerfect mis-stepped on DOS

Date: 1994

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Product Applications Mission, FY95-97 DRAFT, 2/5/94

Microsoft has gained the lead in productivity applications with superior products, early exploitation of Windows and the Macintosh, leadership in the office suite category; and the missteps of DOS leaders Lotus and WordPerfect. Both companies have rebounded from these early errors and are now shipping competitive products...

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