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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the 1994 Equity Incentive Plan
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 30, 1998, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Applix, Inc. as of December
31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 1997, which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                                  /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.
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                                                  COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.


May 13, 1998
Boston, Massachusetts