PBS Online: Why the Linux World is Upset and Shouldn't Be By Robert X. Cringely | Linux Today

PBS Online: Why the Linux World is Upset and Shouldn’t Be By Robert X. Cringely

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 6, 1998

“Last weekend a document appeared on the Net, ostensibly an
internal Microsoft whitepaper…”

“There is very little history of Microsoft leaking documents, so
I think we can discount that idea right away.”

“While Linux and Apache may be threats to Microsoft, the truth
is that Microsoft in no way represents a threat to either Linux or
Apache.”

“In the Halloween Document, Microsoft acknowledges that it can’t
compete with these products on quality or speed of development. So
stop worrying and get back to work.”

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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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