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Mac Opinion: Apple and Linux: What, Me Worry?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 1, 1999

Thanks to Ben
Garland
for this link.

Why does Apple seem so blase’ about Linux? Author John
Martellaro looks at how Apple can come out on top against Microsoft
and Linux.

“Microsoft is, temporarily at least, the largest, richest and
most powerful software company on the planet. Linux seriously
frightens them. Hell, it should. Meanwhile, Apple seems to be
moving merrily along, blithely ignoring Linux — all the while
appearing to let a small group (led by Brett Haley) engage in a
science fair project called MkLinux.”

Read
Part I
.

Read
Part II
.

Read Part
III
.

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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