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Fox News: Sorry State of Desktop Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 8, 1999

“Is software quality really deteriorating?”

“Linux, BeOS, and the rest can also be more stable than Windows
– but to some degree that’s also because they do less. For
instance, Universal Serial Bus ports have been common for about two
years now, but Linux USB drivers are still very unfinished and
rough-edged. And even with such missing functionality, Linux
applications can and do still crash, too.”

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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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