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CNET News.com: Next Linux IPO no sure thing

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 30, 1999

“Buying Linux IPOs at their offering price in 1999 was a license
to mint money, but the next one on the horizon may not be such a
sure thing.”

“LinuxOne is expected to launch its initial public offering as
early as next month. But the upstart company faces a host of issues
that were absent in the highly successful IPOs of Linux companies
Red Hat, VA Linux, Cobalt Networks and Andover.Net….”

“Some developers in the Linux community have criticized LinuxOne
for rushing its shares to the market.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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