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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Rival Shines in Shadows at Microsoft’s L.A. Event

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 16, 2005

“People attending an industry conference staged by Microsoft
wouldn’t ordinarily go to a session that touts programs for the
rival Linux operating system. But that’s what happened here this
week.

“Organizers of the open-source Mono project, unsuccessful in
their bid to host a session inside Microsoft’s Professional
Developers Conference, drew a large crowd from the event to a
nearby hotel to learn about using Mono to make programs for Linux
and other operating systems…”

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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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