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MacWeek: Why Unix is cool

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 10, 1998

“Unix is about as far from the Macintosh way as you can get.
It’s obscure, confusing, arcane and incredibly difficult to
operate.

“Yet if you believe the post-COMDEX news reports, Linux (the
open-software flavor of Unix masterminded by Linus Torvalds) is
poised to send Microsoft NT running with its tail between its legs
and usher in a new era of software free from the twin shackles of
corporate greed and Microsoft. Can an end to world hunger be far
behind?”

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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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