Editing WordStar (section)

===WordStar for Windows===
Like many other producers of successful DOS applications, WordStar International delayed before deciding to make a version for the commercially successful [[Microsoft Windows|Windows 3.0]].<ref>Beleaguered WordStar poised to rebound if management can spark user demand, Software Industry Report, November 4, 1991 [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026113940/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-11525539.html Copy]</ref> The company purchased Legacy, an existing Windows-based word processor, which was altered and released as '''WordStar for Windows''' in 1991. It was a well-reviewed product and included many features normally only found in more expensive [[desktop publishing]] packages.<ref>WordStar for Windows is a good deal, Computer Shopper, January 1, 1992, Steve Gilliland  [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026113948/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-11669124.html Copy]</ref> However, its delayed launch meant that [[Microsoft Word]] had already firmly established itself as the corporate standard during the two previous years.<ref>Is the boom (almost) over? (indications that the market for Windows-based applications is slowing down), Soft-Letter, October 20, 1992 [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026113957/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12812715.html Copy]</ref>