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Detroit Free Press: Developer of Linux plugs underdog role

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 20, 1999

“It was a geek showdown: In one corner of the massive McCormick
Place, American billionaire Bill Gates told an audience of
4,000-plus why the Microsoft monolith will continue to dominate the
software industry.”

“In another corner, a bare half-hour later, Finnish programmer
Linus Torvalds stood in front of a devoted audience of a couple
hundred, cracking jokes and explaining why he thinks the combined
might of thousands of programmers will steamroll over
Microsoft.”

“Analysts and industry leaders have hailed Linux as the next
possible competitor for Windows for some computer users.”

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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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