Information Week: Unhappy New Year At Microsoft? | Linux Today

Information Week: Unhappy New Year At Microsoft?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 19, 1998

“The year 1999 could be an ugly one for Microsoft.”

“Considering how many current applications broke with the latest
revisions to the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, most of us will
want to wait until we’ve certified all our primary applications for
Windows 2000 before we make the leap.”

“At the same time, Microsoft is getting more nervous about open
source software-and Linux in particular.”

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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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